Hydrangeoideae
Subfamily of plants
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrangeoideae Burnett[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Hydrangea | |
| Tribes | |
| Synonyms | |
Description
Pollen grains from species within the subfamily are often subprolate to subspherical.[4] The leaf venation is largely camptodromous.[5]
