Dipsacales (Honeysuckle)
Anders Backlund, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Published online: March 2002
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003737
Abstract
The plant order Dipsacales comprises about 2000 species belonging to the eight core families Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Collumelliaceae,
Diervillaceae, Dipsacaceae, Linnaeceae, Morinaceae and Valerianaceae. It includes many ornamental plants such as honeysuckle
and weigela.
Keywords: dipsacales; phylogeny; systematics; caprifoliaceae; valerianaceae
Further Reading
Backlund A
(1996)
Phylogeny of the Dipsacales.
Acta Univ. Ups. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology
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Backlund A and
Bremer B
(1997)
Phylogeny of the Asteridae s.str. based on rbcL sequences, with particular reference to the Dipsacales.
Plant Systematics and Evolution
207: 225–254.
Bremer K,
Backlund A,
Sennblad B et al.
(2001)
A phylogenetic analysis of 100+ genera and 50+ families of euasterids based on morphological and molecular data with notes on possible higher level morphological synapomorphies.
Plant Systematics and Evolution
229: 137–169.
Friis EM
(1990)
Silvianthemum suecicum gen. et. sp. nov., a new saxifragalean flower from the late Cretaceous of Sweden.
Biologiske Skrifter
36: 1–35.