English: Gloxian.
DD:
Beryllium,
Phosphorus,
Silver series,
Lanthanides.
Gesneriaceae: ± 150 genera; ± 3200 species; tropics, subtropics, South America; herbs or subshrubs, often epiphytic; leaves coloured, red; anthers fused; ovary 1 locule, superior, half-inferior, fully inferior; placentation parietal fruit dry or fleshy capsule or a berry; seeds small, numerous.
Calceolariaceae: 3 genera, Calceolaria, Porodittia, Jovellana.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Gesneriaceae and
Calceolariaceae are Families in
Lamiales, forming a monophyletic clade. In the Cronquist system
Calceolariaceae was included in
Scrophulariaceae.
Calceolariaceae and part of the older Buddlejaceae together form a monophyletic group.
In the
Plant theory Verbenales is split off from
Lamiales.
Gesneriaceae and the included
Calceolariaceae are placed in
Subphase 2 in
Lamiales.
BotanyLamiales with
Anthers 2 by 2, touching each other
Leaves hairy
Leaves of a pair unequal
Many small seeds
Parietal placentation
Caterpillars do not them