Morinoideae
Appearance
Morinoideae | |
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Morina longifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Subfamily: | Morinoideae Rafinesque |
Morinoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, order Dipsacales.[1] It was at one time recognized as the separate family Morinaceae. The genus Morina has also been included in a separate family Dipsacaceae, currently included in Caprifoliaceae. Three genera have been included in this subfamily:
- A. alba, A. albus, A. delavayi, A. nepalensis.
- Cryptothladia
- C. chinensis, C. chlorantha, C. kokonorica, C. polyphylla
- M. couteriana, M. longifolia, M. persica
- M. longifolia has the common names "whorl flower" and "Persian steppe flower." This species has cultivars: M. delavaya and M. wallichii.
References
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- ^ "Morinoideae". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- Cannon MJ, Cannon JFM. 1984. A revision of the Morinaceae (Magnoliophyta-Dipsacales). vol. 12. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot., 35p.
- Bell, C. D. & M. J. Donoghue. 2003. Phylogeny of Morinaceae (Dipsacales) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. Organisms, Diversity, & Evolution 3:227-237.