Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe.[3]
Hydrangea hydrangeoides, a member of the now-synonymised genus Schizophragma
Genera
The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled or alternate), and regular, bisexual flowers with 4 (rarely 5–12) petals. The fruit is a capsule or berry containing several seeds, the seeds with a fleshy endosperm.[citation needed]
The following genera are accepted:[4]
- Carpenteria Torr.
- Deutzia Thunb.
- Fendlera Engelm. & A.Gray
- Fendlerella A.Heller
- Hydrangea Gronov. ex L.
- Jamesia Torr. & A.Gray
- Kirengeshoma Yatabe
- Philadelphus L.
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