Clethraceae

The summersweet family (~75 species, 2 genera). Trees and shrubs with alternate toothed leaves and fragrant white flowers in terminal racemes. Found in tropical and subtropical America and Madeira.

Plants in this family

Clethra acuminata

Clethra albertinae

Clethra alcoceri

Clethra alexandri

Clethra alnifolia

Clethra arborea

Clethra arfakana

Clethra barbinervis

Clethra bodinieri

Clethra canescens

Clethra cardenasii

Clethra castaneifolia

Clethra chiapensis

Clethra concordia

Clethra consimilis

Clethra conzattiana

Clethra costaricensis

Clethra crispa

Clethra cubensis

Clethra cuneata

Clethra delavayi

Clethra elongata

Clethra fabri

Clethra fagifolia

Clethra fargesii

Clethra ferruginea

Clethra fimbriata

Clethra formosa

Clethra fragrans

Clethra galeottiana

Clethra gelida

Clethra guyanensis

Clethra hartwegii

Clethra hendersonii

Clethra hirsutovillosa

Clethra hondurensis

Clethra javanica

Clethra kaipoensis

Clethra kebarensis

Clethra lanata

Clethra licanioides

Clethra longispicata

Clethra luzmariae

Clethra macrophylla

Clethra mexicana

Clethra motozintlana

Clethra oaxacana

Clethra obovata