Hydrangeoideae is a subfamily of the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae). It contains two tribes, Hydrangeeae and Philadelpheae.[3] The subfamily was described by Gilbert Thomas Burnett in 1835.[1]

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[1]
Tribes

Hydrangeeae DC.
Philadelpheae DC. ex Duby

Synonyms

Kirengeshomoideae Engl.[2]
Philadelphoideae Burnett[1]

Description

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Pollen grains from species within the subfamily are often subprolate to subspherical.[4] The leaf venation is largely camptodromous.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. doi:10.1086/320789. ISSN 1058-5893. S2CID 83703313. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gang, Hao; Qiming, Hu (31 Dec 1995). "Leaf venation of Hydrangeoideae (Hydrangeaceae)". Guangxi Zhiwu. 16 (2): 155–160. Retrieved 4 August 2020.