Family CN: Quassia Family Family Code: SIMARO Family Parent: [in SAPINDALES] Family Authority: A.P. de Candolle 1811 Summary: A family of about 13-22 genera and 110-115 species, trees and shrubs of primarily tropical areas of the New World and Old World. The Leitneriaceae has been traditionally considered to be a monotypic family, endemic to se. North America; a variety of recent studies have suggested its inclusion in the Simaroubaceae (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 1998, 2003, 2009; Bogle in FNA 1997). Reference: Bogle in FNA (1997); Clayton in Kubitzki (2011); Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (1998, 2003). [including LEITNERIACEAE] Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1