Family CN: Ginseng Family Family Code: ARALIA Family Parent: [in APIALES] Family Authority: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 Summary: A family of about 47 genera and 1325 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and rarely herbs, mainly tropical in distribution. Hydrocotyle is more closely related to Araliaceae than to Apiaceae, and is transferred here (Nicolas & Plunkett 2009; Chandler & Plunkett 2003). Reference: Frodin & Govaerts (2003); Graham (1966); Smith (1944). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1