WFO Taxonomic Backbone curation – the ‘Wish List’

This is the list of plant Families or groups with more than about 500 accepted species for which we do not have Taxonomic Expert Networks (TENs), as of April 2021. We are particularly keen to hear from people who would be interested in forming a TEN for any of these groups.

Acanthaceae (3,888 species)
Anacardiaceae (688 species)
Apiaceae/Umbelliferae (3185 species)
Aristolochiaceae (612 species)
Balsaminaceae (488 species)
Berberidaceae (742 species)
Boraginaceae (2,598 species) [partial TEN]
Brassicaceae (3,984 species)
Burseraceae (648 species)
Capparidaceae (441 species)
Caprifoliaceae (850 species)
Celastraceae (1,156 species)
Clusiaceae (1,039 species)
Combretaceae (472 species)
Crassulaceae (1,461 species)
Cucurbitaceae (945 species)
Elaeocarpaceae (643 species)
Fabaceae (24,505 species) [TEN in gestation]
Ferns (12,000 species) [TEN in gestation]
Gentianaceae (1,656 species)
Geraniaceae (841 species)
Lauraceae (2,903 species)
Loranthaceae (886 species)
Lythraceae (546 species)
Malpighiaceae (1,299 species)
Malvaceae (4,453 species)
Meliaceae (669 species)
Menispermaceae (448 species)
Moraceae (1,215 species)
Ochnaceae (555 species)
Onagraceae (755 species)
Orobanchaceae (1,603 species)
Oxalidaceae (597 species)
Papaveraceae (920 species) [partial TEN]
Passifloraceae (891 species)
Piperaceae (2,651 species)
Plantaginaceae (1,595 species)
Polygalaceae (1,147 species)
Primulaceae (2,691 species)
Proteaceae (1,252 species)
Ranunculaceae (2,362 species)
Rhamnaceae (837 species)
Rosaceae (4,806 species)
Rutaceae (1,721 species)
Salicaceae (1,265 species)
Santalaceae (990 species)
Sapindaceae (1,748 species)
Saxifragaceae (763 species)
Thymelaeaceae (929 species)
Urticaceae (1,457 species)
Violaceae (806 species)
Vitaceae (982 species)