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'Garryaceae' is a small family of dicotyledons, including only two genera:

★ ''Garrya''. About 16-18 species.

★ ''Aucuba''. About 3-10 species.

The family is found in warm temperate and subtropical regions, ''Garrya'' in North America, and ''Aucuba'' in eastern Asia. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees with opposite, simple leaves.
''Aucuba'' is included in the family Cornaceae in some classification systems.