Loganiaceae

The family of the Loganiacées is a family of plants Dicotylédone S which includes/understands, according to the traditional Classification, 570 Espèce S divided into 29 kind S:

Androya, Anthocleista, Antonia, Bonyunia, Buddleja, Desfontainia, Emorya, Fagraea, Gardneria, Gelsemium, Geniostoma, Gomphostigma, Labordia, Logania, Mitrasacme, Mitreola, Mostuea, Neuburgia, Norrisia, Nuxia, Peltanthera, Plocospermum, Polypremum, Potalia, Retzia, Sanango, Spigelia, Strychnos, Usteria.

They are herbaceous plants, shrubs, lianas or trees of the areas moderated with tropical, which one especially finds in the Southern hemisphere. Their Feuille S is generally opposite, simple, whole or lobed. Their flowers are generally bisexuées.

The phylogenetic classification of APG (1998) and the Classification APG II (2003) modified the composition of it, and Loganiacées now include/understand 420 species divided into 13 kinds:

Antonia Pohl
Bonyunia M.R.Schomb ex Progel
Gardneria Wall.
Geniostoma J.R.Forst. & G.Forst
Logania R.Br
Mitrasacme Labill.
Mitreola L.
Neuburgia Blume
Norrisia Gardner
Pseudospigelia Klett
Spigelia L.
Strychnos L.
Usteria Willd.

Some plants classically assigned in this family are now placed in the Gelsemiacées, Gentianacées and Scrophulariacées.

External bonds

See also '' Gentianaceae ''

List of the kinds (royal Botanical garden of Kew)

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