Morinoideae

Morinoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, order Dipsacales.<ref name=APweb/> It was at one time recognized as the separate family Morinaceae. The genus Morina has also been included in a separate family Dipsacaceae, currently included in Caprifoliaceae. Three genera have been included in this subfamily:

• Acanthocalyx

A. alba, A. albus, A. delavayi, A. nepalensis.

• Cryptothladia

C. chinensis, C. chlorantha, C. kokonorica, C. polyphylla

• Morina

M. couteriana, M. longifolia, M. persica

M. longifolia has the common names "whorl flower" and "Persian steppe flower." This species has cultivars: M. delavaya and M. wallichii.

References

• Cannon MJ, Cannon JFM. 1984. A revision of the Morinaceae (Magnoliophyta-Dipsacales). vol. 12. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot., 35p.
• Bell, C. D. & M. J. Donoghue. 2003. Phylogeny of Morinaceae (Dipsacales) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. Organisms, Diversity, & Evolution 3:227-237.

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