Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs and small trees.GeneraAosa Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)Blumenbachia Schrad.Caiophora C. PreslCevallia Lag.Chichicaste Weigend (sometimes included in Loasa)Eucnide Zucc.Fuertesia Urb.Gronovia L.Huidobria Gay (sometimes included in Loasa)Kissenia R. Br.