Lardizabalaceae
Genera: 7; ± 40 species.
Region: eastern Asia, Himalaya, China, Japan; Lardizabala and Boquilai to southern South America , Chile, western Argentina.
Botany
Plants; woody lianas; Decaisnea are pachycaul shrubs.
Leaves: alternate; compound, usually palmate; pulvinate leaflets.
Inflorescence: drooping racemes.
Taxonomy
Lardizabalaceae has been universally recognized by taxonomists, including the Apg3 system. Lardizabalaceae is placed in the order Ranunculales, in the clade eudicots.