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Honeysuckle family
Caprifoliaceae
スイカズラ科
A family including Lonicera, Weigela, Patrinia, Scabiosa, and related genera. Under the APG system, Valerianaceae and Dipsacaceae were merged into this family. About 860 species are known, predominantly in temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Key Characteristics
- ●Corolla sympetalous, zygomorphic or actinomorphic
- ●Leaves opposite
- ●Fruits diverse: berries, achenes, or capsules
- ●Expanded family through merger of several former families under the APG system
Morphological Traits
A family may include species with different trait values — multiple values indicate the range within the family.
Leaf arrangement
Opposite / Whorled
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Growth form
Shrub / Tree / Vine / Herb
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen / Deciduous
Leaf dissection
Dissected / Undivided
Stipules
Present / Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic / Zygomorphic
Petal count
Many
Ovary position
Inferior
Stamen count
1-2 / 5
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite / Monoecious
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Representative Genera
Related Evolution Events
- ・Merger of Valerianaceae, Dipsacaceae, and others under the APG system
- ・Pollination coevolution with specific insects and birds through nectary development
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