Campanulales

(botany) An order of dicotyledonous plants in the subclass Asteridae distinguished by a chiefly herbaceous habit, alternate leaves, and inferior ovary.

An order of flowering plants, division Magnoliophyta in the subclass Asteridae of the class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons). It consists of 7 families and about 2500 species. The order is distinguished in this subclass by its chiefly herbaceous habit, alternate leaves, inferior ovary, and stamens which are free from the corolla or attached at the base of the tube. About 2000 of the species belong to the single family Campanulaceae. Several familiar ornamentals, including the Canterbury bell (Campanula medium) and the cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), belong to the Campanulaceae. See also Asteridae; Magnoliophyta; Magnoliopsida; Plant kingdom.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
  Synonym: order Campanulales

Campanulales
Platycodon grandiflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Campanulales Reichenbach
Families
Brunoniaceae Campanulaceae Goodeniaceae Pentaphragmataceae Sphenocleaceae Stylidiaceae

Campanulales is a valid botanic name for a plant order. It was used in the Cronquist system as an order within the subclass Asteridae in the class Magnoliopsida flowering plants. As then circumscribedit included families:

• Pentaphragmataceae In Watson and Dallwitz this family has 1 genus, Pentaphragma with 30 species from southeast Asia.
• Sphenocleaceae - 1 genus
• Campanulaceae (harebells) - 28 genera
• Stylidiaceae In Watson and Dallwitz it has 5 genera and 150 species.
• Donatiaceae
• Brunoniaceae In Watson and Dallwitz there is only one species in the family, Brunonia australis
• Goodeniaceae (naupaka) - 1 genus

Campanulales is not recognized as an order in the APG II system, where the families are included in order Asterales, except for Sphenocleaceae in Solanales.

References

• TSN 34468. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 29 May 2002.
• L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com

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