Family CN: Tupelo Family Family Code: NYSSAC Family Parent: [in CORNALES] Family Authority: A.L. de Jussieu ex Dumortier 1829 Summary: A family of 5 genera and 22 species, trees and shrubs, of e. Asia, se. Asia, e. North America, and Central America. The circumscription and recognition of this family has been controversial; Nyssaceae has sometimes been included in a broadly circumscribed Cornaceae, but this appears to be phylogenetically incorrect (Xiang et al. 2002). Reference: Xiang et al. (2002). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1