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We are calling for contributions to this section for family descriptions. Formatting should follow these descriptions:
Acanthaceae
Alstroemeriaceae
Amaranthaceae
Anacardiaceae
Annonaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Arecaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asparagaceae
Basellaceae
Begoniaceae
Boraginaceae
Cactaceae
Calceoriaceae
Calophyllaceae
Cannabaceae
Capparaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Celastraceae
Clusiaceae
Combretaceae
Connaraceae
Convolvulaceae
Coriariaceae
Cyclanthaceae
Cyperaceae
Dichapetalaceae
Dilleniaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Erythropalaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Fabaceae
Gelsemiaceae
Gnetaceae
Griseliniaceae
Hernandiaceae
Lamiaceae
Lauraceae
Loganiaceae
Malpighiaceae
Marantaceae
Marcgraviaceae
Melastomataceae
Nyctaginaceae
Olacaceae
Oleaceae
Passifloraceae
Petiveriaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Piperaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Ranunculaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rosaceae
Rutaceae
Salicaceae
Sapindaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Smilacaceae
Stenospermataceae
Thymelaeaceae
Trigoniaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Urticaceae
Verbenaceae
Viburnaceae
Vitaceae