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Family of flowering plants comprising vervains From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Verbenaceae
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The Verbenaceae (/ˌvɜːrbəˈnsi./ VUR-bə-NAY-see-ee), the verbena family or vervain family, is a family of mainly tropical flowering plants. It contains trees, shrubs, and herbs notable for heads, spikes, or clusters of small flowers, many of which have an aromatic smell.[2]

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The family Verbenaceae includes 32 genera and 800 species.[3] Phylogenetic studies[4] have shown that numerous genera traditionally classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae. The mangrove genus Avicennia, sometimes placed in the Verbenaceae[5] or in its own family, Avicenniaceae,[6] has been placed in the Acanthaceae.[7]

Economically important Verbenaceae include:

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Taxonomy

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Glandularia pulchella in Kerala

33 genera are accepted.[8]Tribes and genera in the family[9] and their estimated species numbers:[3]

Casselieae (Schauer) Tronc.

Citharexyleae Briq.

Duranteae Bent.

Lantaneae Endl.

Neospartoneae Olmstead & N.O'Leary

Petreeae Briq.

  • Petrea L. (sandpaper vines) - 12 species

Priveae Briq.

Verbeneae Dumort.

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Excluded genera

Various genera formerly included in the family Verbenaceae are now treated under other families:[10]

Moved to Acanthaceae
Moved to Lamiaceae
Moved to Oleaceae
Moved to Orobanchaceae
Moved to Phrymaceae
Moved to Stilbaceae
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