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. 2016 Nov 11;17(Suppl 10):782. doi: 10.1186/s12864-016-3100-9

Table 2.

Data set on families, including species abundance, economic value, and number of sequenced genomes

Total value Total
Family Species (Million $) Seqs. Family Species Value Seqs.
Poaceae 11,554 963,585 31 Ericaceae 3,554 1,371 1
Solanaceae 2,678 280,810 14 Grossulariaceae 195 1,247 0
Fabaceae 24,505 214,599 15 Linaceae 213 848 1
Rosaceae 4,828 158,890 10 Actinidiaceae 176 788 1
Malvaceae 4,465 112,394 3 Polygonaceae 1,384 693 0
Cucurbitaceae 965 102,053 4 Aquifoliaceae 480 690 0
Arecaceae 2,522 89,828 3 Cannabaceae 102 528 2
Brassicaceae 4,060 79,650 19 Salicaceae 1,269 372 2
Euphorbiaceae 6,547 69,650 4 Canellaceae 21 344 0
Vitaceae 985 68,942 3 Sapotaceae 1,343 221 0
Rutaceae 1,730 64,431 2 Papaveraceae 920 132 0
Amaryllidaceae 2,258 63,376 0 Myrtaceae 5,970 111 2
Anacardiaceae 701 45,283 0 Urticaceae 1,465 99 0
Musaceae 78 44,859 3 Lecythidaceae 341 67 0
Asteraceae 23,600 37,734 4 Orchidaceae 27,801 9 2
Convolvulaceae 1,296 26,797 1 Lamiaceae 7,886 0 1
Amaranthaceae 2,052 25,548 4 Apocynaceae 5,556 0 1
Dioscoreaceae 653 20,858 0 Araceae 3,368 0 1
Oleaceae 688 19,467 1 Gesneriaceae 3,122 0 1
Pinaceae 255 19,268 5 Primulaceae 2,788 0 2
Rubiaceae 13,673 16,060 1 Caryophyllaceae 2,456 0 2
Juglandaceae 89 15,650 1 Plantaginaceae 1,614 0 6
Theaceae 370 12,871 0 Moraceae 1,217 0 1
Bromeliaceae 2,929 11,618 1 Thymelaeaceae 938 0 1
Asparagaceae 200 11,453 0 Rhamnaceae 839 0 1
Apiaceae 3,257 8,666 1 Meliaceae 669 0 1
Fagaceae 1,101 7,805 2 Capparaceae 449 0 1
Pedaliaceae 67 4,642 1 Lentibulariaceae 312 0 2
Caricaceae 47 4,054 1 Phrymaceae 199 0 1
Ebenaceae 751 2,811 1 Zosteraceae 23 0 1
Betulaceae 234 2,667 1 Nelumbonaceae 2 0 1
Piperaceae 2,658 2,478 0 Amborellaceae 1 0 1
Zingiberaceae 1,587 2,430 0