Lobelioideae

Lobelioideae
File:Lobelia wielka Lobelia siphilitica 01.jpg
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, 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.

External links

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