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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Caprifoliaceae
| image = honeysuckle_w_y.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Lonicera japonica''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Dipsacales]]
| familia = '''Caprifoliaceae'''
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
The '''Caprifoliaceae''' or '''honeysuckle family''' is a [[clade]] consisting of about 800 [[dicotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]]s, with a nearly [[cosmopolitan distribution]]; centres of diversity are found in eastern [[North America]] and eastern [[Asia]], while they are absent in tropical and southern [[Africa]].
They are mostly [[shrub]]s and [[vine]]s, rarely herbs, including some ornamental garden plants in temperate regions. The [[leaf|leaves]] are mostly opposite with no stipules (= appendage at the base of a leafstalk or [[leaf |petiole]]), and may be either [[evergreen]] or [[deciduous]]. The [[flower]]s are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small calyx with small bracts. The [[fruit]] is in most cases a [[berry]] or a [[drupe]]. The genera, ''Diervilla'' and ''Weigela'', have [[Capsule (fruit)|capsular]] fruit.
==Taxonomy==
(with approximate numbers of species).
Much of the debate over the taxonomy of this group has been settled. Two of the most familiar members of the family, the [[elderberry|elder]] and the [[viburnum]], have been moved into [[Adoxaceae]], along with some other genera.
The evolutionary taxonomy of this group includes
'''Diervilleae'''
*''[[Diervilla]]'' (Bush Honeysuckle): 3 species
*''[[Weigela]]'': 10 species.
'''Heptacodium'''
*''[[Heptacodium]]'' (Seven-son Flower): 1 species
'''Caprifolieae'''
*''[[Leycesteria]]'': 6 species
*''[[Lonicera]]'' (Honeysuckle): 180 species
*''[[Symphoricarpos]]'' (Snowberry): 17 species
*''[[Triosteum]]'' (Horsegentian): 6 species
'''Linnaeaceae'''
*''[[Abelia]] '': 30 species
*''[[Dipelta]]'': 4 species
*''[[Kolkwitzia]]'' (Beautybush): 1 species
*''[[Linnaea]]'' : (Twinflower) : 1 species
'''Morinaceae'''
*''[[Cryptothladia]] ''
*''[[Morina]]''
'''Dipsacaceae'''
*''[[Acanthocalyx]]''
*''[[Pterocephalus]]''
*''[[Dipsacus]] ''
*''[[Scabiosa]]''
'''Triplostegia'''
*''[[Triplostegia]]''
'''Valerianaceae'''
*''[[Patrina]]''
*''[[Nardostachys]] ''
*''[[Centranthus]]''
*''[[Plectritis]]''
*''[[Valeriana]]''
*''[[Valerianella]] ''
*''[[Fedia]]''
No longer included in Caprifoliaceae:
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family [[Adoxaceae]] /Alseuosmiaceae)
*''[[Alseuosmia]]'' : 8 species
*''[[Memecylanthus]]'' : 1 species
*''[[Periomphale]]'' : 2 species
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family Adoxaceae /Carlemanniaceae)
*''[[Carlemannia]]'' : 3 species
*''[[Silvianthus]]'' : 2 species.
==Uses==
The plants belonging to this family are mainly hardy [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] shrubs or vines, many popular garden shrubs, especially ''Lonicera''. A few have become invasive weeds outside of their native ranges (such as ''Lonicera japonica'').
==References==
*Flowering Plants of the World, 1987, Vernon H. Heywood, Andromeda Oxford Ltd., ISBN 90-5210-165-5
*Botanica, Gordon Cheers, Random House Australia, ISBN 3-8290-1953-X
==External links==
*[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/caprifol.htm Caprifoliaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com
*[http://www.life.umd.edu/emeritus/reveal/pbio/usda/usdac.html Concordance of Angiosperm Family Names]
*[http://www.speciesaccounts.org/Caprifoliaceae.htm Species account : Caprifoliaceae]
*[http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/LFSC/life_sciences/.plant_biology/pb450/compcorn.html Comparison Table for the Cornidae]
[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Caprifoliaceae| ]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Caprifoliaceae
| image = honeysuckle_w_y.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Lonicera japonica''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Dipsacales]]
| familia = '''Caprifoliaceae'''
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
See text.
}}
The '''Caprifoliaceae''' or '''honeysuckle family''' is a [[clade]] consisting of about 800 [[dicotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]]s, with a nearly [[cosmopolitan distribution]]; centres of diversity are found in eastern [[North America]] and eastern [[Asia]], while they are absent in tropical and southern [[Africa]].
They are mostly [[shrub]]s and [[vine]]s, rarely herbs, including some ornamental garden plants in temperate regions. The [[leaf|leaves]] are mostly opposite with no stipules (= appendage at the base of a leafstalk or [[leaf |petiole]]), and may be either [[evergreen]] or [[deciduous]]. The [[flower]]s are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small calyx with small bracts. The [[fruit]] is in most cases a [[berry]] or a [[drupe]]. The genera, ''Diervilla'' and ''Weigela'', have [[Capsule (fruit)|capsular]] fruit.
==Taxonomy==
(with approximate numbers of species).
Much of the debate over the taxonomy of this group has been settled. Two of the most familiar members of the family, the [[elderberry|elder]] and the [[viburnum]], have been moved into [[Adoxaceae]], along with some other genera.
The evolutionary taxonomy of this group includes
'''Diervilleae'''
*''[[Diervilla]]'' (Bush Honeysuckle): 3 species
*''[[Weigela]]'': 10 species.
'''Heptacodium'''
*''[[Heptacodium]]'' (Seven-son Flower): 1 species
'''Caprifolieae'''
*''[[Leycesteria]]'': 6 species
*''[[Lonicera]]'' (Honeysuckle): 180 species
*''[[Symphoricarpos]]'' (Snowberry): 17 species
*''[[Triosteum]]'' (Horsegentian): 6 species
'''Linnaeaceae'''
*''[[Abelia]] '': 30 species
*''[[Dipelta]]'': 4 species
*''[[Kolkwitzia]]'' (Beautybush): 1 species
*''[[Linnaea]]'' : (Twinflower) : 1 species
'''Morinaceae'''
*''[[Cryptothladia]] ''
*''[[Morina]]''
'''Dipsacaceae'''
*''[[Acanthocalyx]]''
*''[[Pterocephalus]]''
*''[[Dipsacus]] ''
*''[[Scabiosa]]''
'''Triplostegia'''
*''[[Triplostegia]]''
'''Valerianaceae'''
*''[[Patrina]]''
*''[[Nardostachys]] ''
*''[[Centranthus]]''
*''[[Plectritis]]''
*''[[Valeriana]]''
*''[[Valerianella]] ''
*''[[Fedia]]''
No longer included in Caprifoliaceae:
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family [[Adoxaceae]] /Alseuosmiaceae)
*''[[Alseuosmia]]'' : 8 species
*''[[Memecylanthus]]'' : 1 species
*''[[Periomphale]]'' : 2 species
(regarded by some as belonging to a separate family Adoxaceae /Carlemanniaceae)
*''[[Carlemannia]]'' : 3 species
*''[[Silvianthus]]'' : 2 species.
==Uses==
The plants belonging to this family are mainly hardy [[ornamental plant|ornamental]] shrubs or vines, many popular garden shrubs, especially ''Lonicera''. A few have become invasive weeds outside of their native ranges (such as ''Lonicera japonica'').
==References==
*Flowering Plants of the World, 1987, Vernon H. Heywood, Andromeda Oxford Ltd., ISBN 90-5210-165-5
*Botanica, Gordon Cheers, Random House Australia, ISBN 3-8290-1953-X
==External links==
*[http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/caprifol.htm Caprifoliaceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com
*[http://www.life.umd.edu/emeritus/reveal/pbio/usda/usdac.html Concordance of Angiosperm Family Names]
*[http://www.speciesaccounts.org/Caprifoliaceae.htm Species account : Caprifoliaceae]
*[http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/LFSC/life_sciences/.plant_biology/pb450/compcorn.html Comparison Table for the Cornidae]
[[Category:Plant families]]
[[Category:Caprifoliaceae| ]]
