Everything about The Caprifoliaceae totally explained
The
Caprifoliaceae or
honeysuckle family is a
clade consisting of about 800
dicotyledonous
flowering plants, with a nearly
cosmopolitan distribution; centres of diversity are found in eastern
North America and eastern
Asia, while they're absent in tropical and southern
Africa.
They are mostly
shrubs and
vines, rarely herbs, including some ornamental garden plants in temperate regions. The
leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (= appendage at the base of a leafstalk or
petiole), and may be either
evergreen or
deciduous. The
flowers are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small calyx with small bracts. The
fruit is in most cases a
berry or a
drupe. The genera,
Diervilla and
Weigela, have
capsular fruit.
Taxonomy
(with approximate numbers of species).
Much of the debate over the taxonomy of plants in Dipsacales has been settled. Two of the most familiar members of Dipsacales, the elderberry (
Sambucus) and the
viburnum, formerly in Caprifoliaceae, have been moved into
Adoxaceae, along with some other genera.
The evolutionary taxonomy of Dipsacales:
Diervilleae
No longer included in Caprifoliaceae:
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family
Alseuosmiaceae (order
Asterales)
Alseuosmia : 8 species
Memecylanthus : 1 species
Periomphale : 2 species
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family Carlemanniaceae (order Lamiales)
Carlemannia : 3 species
Silvianthus : 2 species.
Uses
The plants belonging to this family are mainly hardy ornamental shrubs or vines, many popular garden shrubs, especially Abelia, Lonicera, and Weigela. A few have become invasive weeds outside of their native ranges (such as Lonicera japonica).
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