Hydrangeaceae
| Hydrangeaceae | |
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| Hydrangea macrophylla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae Dumort.[1] |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hydrangea hydrangeoides, a member of the now-synonymised genus Schizophragma
Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe.[3]
Genera[]
The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled or alternate), and regular, bisexual flowers with 4 (rarely 5–12) petals. The fruit is a capsule or berry containing several seeds, the seeds with a fleshy endosperm.[citation needed]
The following genera are accepted:[4]
- Carpenteria Torr.
- Deutzia Thunb.
- Fendlera Engelm. & A.Gray
- Fendlerella A.Heller
- Hydrangea Gronov. ex L.
- Jamesia Torr. & A.Gray
- Kirengeshoma Yatabe
- Philadelphus L.
References[]
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Family: Hydrangeaceae Dumort., nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-01-17. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ^ "Hydrangeaceae Dumort". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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