Family CN: Pentaphylax or Sakaki Family Family Code: PENTAP Family Parent: [in ERICALES] Family Authority: Engler 1897 Summary: A family of 12 genera and ca. 340 species, of the tropics and subtropics (a few of warm temperate areas), mainly of Asia and America. There is nomenclatural dispute over whether to use the name Pentaphylacaceae (which is conserved) or the older Ternstroemiaceae. Reference: Weitzman, Dressler, & Stevens in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1