Hydrangeaceae

 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]

Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangea macrophylla - Bigleaf hydrangea2.jpg
Hydrangea macrophylla
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Cornales
Family:Hydrangeaceae
Dumort.[1]
Genera

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Synonyms[2]
  • Kirengeshomaceae Nakai
  • Philadelphaceae Martinov
Hydrangea hydrangeoides, a member of the now-synonymised genus Schizophragma

GeneraEdit

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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