| Carlemanniaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Silvianthus bracteatus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Carlemanniaceae Airy Shaw |
| Type genus | |
| Carlemannia | |
| Genera | |
TheCarlemanniaceae are atropicalEast Asian andSoutheast Asian family ofsubshrub toherbaceousperennialflowering plants with 2genera.[1] Oldersystems of plant taxonomy place the two genera,Carlemannia, andSilvianthus within theCaprifoliaceae or theRubiaceae.[1][2] TheAngiosperm Phylogeny Group classification of 2003 places the group in theLamiales, as a plant family more closely related to theOleaceae than to theCaprifoliaceae.
