Campanulales

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

Campanulales are an order of the subclass Asteridae in the class Magnoliopsida flowering plants. As circumscribed in the Cronquist system, Campanulales includes 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.

[edit] References

• TSN 34468. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 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