Family CN: Loosestrife Family Family Code: LYTHRA Family Parent: [in MYRTALES] Family Authority: J. St.-Hilaire 1805 Summary: A family of about 27-35 genera and about 600 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, primarily tropical (a few warm temperate). Reference: Graham (1975)=Z; Graham in Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007). Keys adapted, in large part, from Z. [including PUNICACEAE and TRAPACEAE] Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1