(botany) A family of variously woody or herbaceous dicotyledons in the order Lamiales characterized by opposite or whorled leaves and regular or irregular flowers, usually with four or two functional stamens.
Verbenaceae
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family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
Synonyms: family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae Jaume Saint-Hilaire |
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The verbena family or vervain vamily, Verbenaceae, is a family of mainly tropical plants. They are trees, shrubs and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.[1]
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Recent phylogenetic studies[2] have shown that numererous genera traditionally classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae. The new narrowly circumscribed Verbenaceae family includes some 35 genera and 1,200 species[3][4]. Avicennia, sometimes placed in Verbenaceae or in its own family, Avicenniaceae[citation needed], has rather confidently been placed in Acanthaceae[3].
Economically important Verbenaceae include:
- Lemon Verbena (Aloysia triphylla), grown for aroma or flavoring
- Verbenas or vervains (Verbena), some used in herbalism, others grown in gardens
Genera
The genera in the new narrowly circumscribed family[5]:
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The genera formerly included in Verbenaceae but now moved to Lamiaceae include[5]:
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References
- ^ Stevens (2001-)
- ^ Cantino, P.D., Harley, R.M. & Wagstaff, S.J. 1992. Genera of Labiatae: status and classification. Pp. 511-522. In Harley, R.M. & Reynolds, T. (eds) Advances in Labiate Science. Richmond, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website - Lamiales". Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/APweb/orders/lamialesweb.htm#Lamiales.
- ^ Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Genera of Verbenaceae". United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1176.
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