WFO Taxonomic Backbone curation – the ‘Wish List’ (2025)

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 September 2025. We are particularly keen to hear from people who would be interested in forming a TEN for any of these groups.

Anacardiaceae (688 species)
Apiaceae/Umbelliferae (3185 species)
Aristolochiaceae (612 species) [partial TEN]
Balsaminaceae (488 species)
Berberidaceae (742 species)
Burseraceae (648 species)
Capparidaceae (441 species)
Caprifoliaceae (850 species)
Celastraceae (1,156 species)
Clusiaceae (1,039 species)
Crassulaceae (1,461 species)
Cucurbitaceae (945 species)
Elaeocarpaceae (643 species)
Gentianaceae (1,656 species)
Geraniaceae (841 species)
Lauraceae (2,903 species)
Loranthaceae (886 species)
Lythraceae (546 species)
Menispermaceae (448 species)
Moraceae (1,215 species)
Ochnaceae (555 species) [partial TEN]
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)
Santalaceae (990 species)
Sapindaceae (1,748 species)
Saxifragaceae (763 species)
Thymelaeaceae (929 species)
Violaceae (806 species)