Hydrangeoideae

Hydrangeoideae
Philadelphus coronarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily: Hydrangeoideae
Burnett
Type genus
Hydrangea
Tribes

Hydrangeeae DC.
Philadelpheae DC. ex Duby

Synonyms

Kirengeshomoideae Engl.
Philadelphoideae Burnett

Hydrangeoideae is a subfamily of the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae). It contains two tribes, Hydrangeeae and Philadelpheae. The subfamily was described by Gilbert Thomas Burnett in 1835. Molecular phylogenetic studies support the recognition of these two major lineages within Hydrangeoideae.

Description

Pollen grains from species within the subfamily are often subprolate to subspherical. The leaf venation is largely camptodromous.

Members of Hydrangeoideae are predominantly woody plants, including shrubs, vines and small trees. Members of the wider family Hydrangeaceae generally have simple, opposite leaves and flowers that are usually bisexual. The flowers commonly have four or five petals, although floral parts can vary considerably among genera. The fruit is usually a capsule and, less commonly, a berry.

Some members of Hydrangeoideae are particularly notable for their inflorescences. In species of Hydrangea, the inflorescences may contain small fertile flowers surrounded by enlarged sterile flowers, which can be conspicuous and function in attracting pollinators. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants.

Taxonomy

Hydrangeeae DC.
Philadelpheae DC. ex Duby

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burnett, G.T. (1835) Outlines Bot. 732, 1092, 1135.
  2. ↑ Engler, H. G. A. & Prantl, K. A. E. (1930), Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 18a: 109.
  3. ↑ Hufford, Larry; Moody, Michael L.; Soltis, Douglas E. (1 July 2001). "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Hydrangeaceae Based on Sequences of the Plastid Gene matK and Their Combination with rbcL and Morphological Data". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 162 (4): 835–846. Bibcode:2001IJPlS.162..835H. doi:10.1086/320789. ISSN 1058-5893. S2CID 83703313. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ↑ De Smet, Yannick; Granados Mendoza, Carolina; Wanke, Stefan; Goetghebeur, Paul; Samain, Marie-Stéphanie (August 2015). "Molecular phylogenetics and new (infra)generic classification to alleviate polyphyly in tribe Hydrangeeae (Cornales: Hydrangeaceae)". Taxon. 64 (4): 741–753. Bibcode:2015Taxon..64..741D. doi:10.12705/644.6. ISSN 0040-0262.
  5. ↑ Gang, Hao; Qiming, Hu (31 Dec 1995). "A study of pollen morphology of hydrangeoideae (Hydrangeaceae)". Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany. 4 (3): 26–31. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Gang, Hao; Qiming, Hu (31 Dec 1995). "Leaf venation of Hydrangeoideae (Hydrangeaceae)". Guangxi Zhiwu. 16 (2): 155–160. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Hufford, Larry; Moody, Michael L.; Soltis, Douglas E. (July 2001). "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Hydrangeaceae Based on Sequences of the Plastid Gene matK and Their Combination with rbcL and Morphological Data". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 162 (4): 835–846. Bibcode:2001IJPlS.162..835H. doi:10.1086/320789. ISSN 1058-5893.
  8. ↑ Hufford, Larry; Moody, Michael L.; Soltis, Douglas E. (July 2001). "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Hydrangeaceae Based on Sequences of the Plastid Gene matK and Their Combination with rbcL and Morphological Data". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 162 (4): 835–846. Bibcode:2001IJPlS.162..835H. doi:10.1086/320789. ISSN 1058-5893.