Lobelioideae

Lobelioideae

Lobelia siphilitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Subfamily:	Lobelioideae Burnett
Genera
See text.

Lobelioideae is a subfamily of the plant family Campanulaceae. It contains 32 genera,^[1] totalling about 1200 species. Some of the larger genera are Lobelia, Siphocampylus, Centropogon, Burmeistera and Cyanea.

They are perennials, sometimes annuals, ranging in form from herbs to small trees. Most species are tropical in distribution, but in total this subfamily occurs almost worldwide, being absent only from Arctic regions, central Asia and the Near East.

This subfamily was formerly given family rank as Lobeliaceae, under a somewhat different circumscription.

The leaves are simple and alternate. The plants have milky sap. The flowers are asymmetrical with five lobes and stamens. The corolla tube opens along the upper side with two lobes above and three below, and the stamens join together in the tube.

Genera

Apetahia Baill.
Brighamia A.Gray
Burmeistera H.Karst. & Triana
Calcaratolobelia Wilbur
Centropogon C.Presl
Clermontia Gaudich.
Cyanea Gaudich.
Delissea Gaudich.

Dialypetalum Benth.
Diastatea Scheidw.
Dielsantha E.Wimm.
Downingia Torr.
Grammatotheca C.Presl
Heterotoma Zucc.
Hippobroma G.Don
Howellia A.Gray

Hypsela C.Presl
Isotoma (R.Br.) Lindl.
Legenere McVaugh
Lobelia L.
Lysipomia Kunth
Monopsis Salisb.
Palmerella A.Gray
Porterella Torr.

Pratia Gaudich.
Ruthiella Steenis
Sclerotheca A.DC.
Siphocampylus Pohl
Solenopsis C.Presl
Trematolobelia Zahlbr. ex Rock
Trimeris C.Presl
Unigenes E.Wimm.^[2]

References

↑ "Family: Campanulaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Lobelioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
↑ "GRIN Genera of Campanulaceae subfam. Lobelioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-02.

External links

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