Family · Asterids
Caprifoliaceae
Honeysuckle, teasel, valerian
Honeysuckle family: shrubs, vines and herbs with often tubular, nectar-rich flowers; includes teasels and valerians.
- Accepted species
- 1,127accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 34accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈53 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Lonicera (honeysuckle)
- Valeriana
- Dipsacus (teasel)
- Scabiosa
Genera
Valeriana448 spp.
Lonicera163 spp.
Cephalaria108 spp.
Knautia72 spp.
Scabiosa68 spp.
Lomelosia65 spp.
Pterocephalus34 spp.
Valerianella23 spp.
Dipsacus22 spp.
Patrinia15 spp.
Symphoricarpos15 spp.
Morina14 spp.
Weigela11 spp.
Zabelia8 spp.
Leycesteria7 spp.
Triosteum7 spp.
Abelia6 spp.
Vesalea6 spp.
Succisella5 spp.
Diabelia4 spp.
Bassecoia3 spp.
Diervilla3 spp.
Dipelta3 spp.
Pseudoscabiosa3 spp.
Succisa3 spp.
Pycnocomon2 spp.
Triplostegia2 spp.
Heptacodium1 spp.
Kolkwitzia1 spp.
Linnaea1 spp.
Nardostachys1 spp.
Pterocephalidium1 spp.
Pterothamnus1 spp.
Succisoknautia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Temperate516
- Europe260
- Southern America229
- Africa119
- Northern America117
- Asia-Tropical117
- Antarctic1
- Australasia1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Caprifoliaceae sits in the order Dipsacales.