| Classification |
| Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order Type: Eudicots-Asterids II
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae + Dipsacaceae + Linnaeaceae + Valerianaceae
Family common Name: Honeysuckle Family
Genus: Centranthus, Kolkwitzia, Scabiosa, Symphoricarpus,Valeriana,
Weigela |
Defining Features: Leycesteria
have their stipules represented as nectar glands.
Defining Morphology: Floral
Features: Inflorescences are various. Flowers often bisexual and zygomorphic.
Corolla tube often nectariferous. Ovaries are inferior with axile placentation.
Fruit and Seed Features: Dicotyledon. Fruits are capsule, berry, drupe
or achene. Vegetative Features: Habit as shrubs, trees, lianas or herbs.
Leaves opposite, simple to pinnately divided or compound. Leaves have entire
or serrate margin. Stipules are lacking.
Distribution: Wide distribution,
especially in northern temperate regions.
Economic Use: As cultivated
garden ornamentals. Teasel (Dipsacus) being used in cloth industry.
Number of Genera Globally:
36
Number of Species Globally: 810
