Primuloideae
Subfamily of primrose family (Primulaceae) of flowering plants
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Primuloideae is a subfamily of the family Primulaceae in the order Ericales.[1] Formerly it represented the Primulaceae family (Primulaceae s.s.), before the latter was enlarged (Primulaceae s.l.) by addition of three other closely related families that formerly represented the order Primulales.
| Primuloideae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Androsace albana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Primuloideae |
| Type genus | |
| Primula L. | |
Subfamily is characterised by scapose inflorescences, distinctly tubular flowers having campanulate or hypocrateriform corolla, imbricate corolla aestivation, isodiametric corolla epidermal cells, leaves almost always forming a basal rosette and ovules rarely immersed in the placenta. In addition they often have syncolpate or sometimes polycolpate pollen, without margo.[2]
Genera
- Androsace L. (synonym: Douglasia, Vitaliana)
- Bryocarpum Hook. f. & Thomson
- Dionysia Fenzl
- Evotrochis Raf.
- Hottonia Boehr. ex L.
- Kaufmannia Regel
- Omphalogramma Franch.
- Pomatosace Maxim.
- Primula L. (synonym: Dodecatheon)
- Soldanella L.