Botany: 15 genera; ± 420 species; mainly tropical
DD: Nitrogen; Cuprum,
Magnesium,
Silver series,
Lanthanides;
Rubiaceae.
TaxonomyLoganiaceae is a family in the
Gentianales in the
Apg3 classification.
Loganiaceae has been reduced after phylogenetic studies. Numerous genera have been removed to
Gentianaceae,
Gelsemiaceae,
Plocospermataceae,
Tetrachondraceae, Buddlejaceae and
Gesneriaceae.
In the
Plant theory Loganiaceae is placed in
Subphase 4.
GeneraAntonia; Bonyunia; Gardneria; Geniostoma; Labordia; Logania; Mitrasacme; Mitreola; Neuburgia; Norrisia; Spigelia; Strychnos; Usteria.
Genera transferred to other familiesAndroya
ScrophulariaceaeAnthocleista
GentianaceaeBuddleja
ScrophulariaceaeDesfontainia
ColumelliaceaeEmorya
ScrophulariaceaeFagraea
GentianaceaeGelsemium
GelsemiaceaeGomphostigma
ScrophulariaceaeMostuea
GelsemiaceaeNuxia
StilbaceaePeltanthera
GesneriaceaePlocosperma
PlocospermataceaePolypremum
TetrachondraceaePotalia
GentianaceaeRetzia
Stilbaceae