Verbenaceae
This list of genera was made in February 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Cardoso et al. 2021, Lu-Irving et al, 2014, Marx et al. 2010, O’Leary et al. 2009, O’Leary et al, 2023 and Olmstead (2021). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acantholippia Griseb. | Aloysia Paláu | |
| Aloysia Paláu | Acantholippia Griseb. | |
| Baillonia Bocq. | Citharexylum L. | |
| Bouchea Cham. | ||
| Burroughsia Moldenke | Lippia L. | |
| Casselia Nees & Mart. | ||
| Castelia Cav. | Pitraea Turcz. | |
| Chascanum E.Mey. | Svensonia Moldenke | |
| Citharexylum B.Juss. | Baillonia Bocq. | |
| Diostea Miers | ||
| Dipyrena Hook. | ||
| Duranta L. | ||
| Ghinia Schreb. | Tamonea Aublet | |
| Glandularia J.F.Gmel. | ||
| Hierobotana Briq. | ||
| Junellia Moldenke | Urbania Phil. | |
| Lampaya Phil. | ||
| Lantana L. | ||
| Lippia L. | Burroughsia Moldenke | |
| Mulguraea N.O’Leary & P.Peralta | ||
| Neosparton Griseb. | ||
| Petrea L. | ||
| Phyla Lour. | ||
| Pitraea Turcz. | Castelia Cav. | |
| Priva Adans. | ||
| Recordia Moldenke | ||
| Rehdera Moldenke | ||
| Rhaphithamnus Miers | ||
| Salimenaea N.O’Leary & P.Moroni | ||
| Stachytarpheta Vahl | ||
| Stylodon Raf. | Verbena L. | |
| Svensonia Moldenke | Chascanum E.Mey. | |
| Tamonea Aubl. | Ghinia Schreb. | |
| Troncosoa N.O’Leary & P.Moroni | ||
| Urbania Phil. | Junellia Moldenke | |
| Verbena L. | Stylodon Raf. |
References
- Cardoso, P.H., O’Leary, N., Olmstead, R.G., Moroni, P., Thode, V.A. (2021). An update of the Verbenaceae genera and species numbers. Plant Ecology and Evolution 154(1), 80-86. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2021.1821
- Lu-Irving, P., O’Leary, N., O’Brien, A., Olmstead, R.G. (2014). Resolving the Genera Aloysia and Acantholippia within Tribe Lantaneae (Verbenaceae), using Chloroplast and Nuclear Sequences. Systematic Botany, 39(2), 644-655. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364414X680816
- Marx, H.E., O’Leary, N., Yuan, Y.-W., Lu-Irving, P., Tank, D.C., Múlgura, M.E., Olmstead, R.G. (2010). A molecular phylogeny and classification of Verbenaceae. American Journal of Botany, 97, 1647-1663. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1000144
- O’Leary, N., Yuan, Y.-W., Chemisquy, A., Olmstead, R.G. (2009). Reassignment of species of paraphyletic Junellia s. l. to the new genus Mulguraea (Verbenaceae) and new circumscription of genus Junellia: Molecular and morphological congruence. Systematic Botany, 34(4), 777-786. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364409790139691
- O’Leary, N., Lu-Irving, P., Moroni, P., Salimena, F.R.G., dos Santos Silva, T.R., Cardoso, P.H., Mirra, F., Schaefer, J., Bedoya, A.M., Viccini, L.F., Bitencourt, C., Thode, V.A., Olmstead, R.G. (2023). Making Lantaneae (Verbenaceae) taxonomy useful: A phylogenetic classification. TAXON, 72: 572-589. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12934
- Olmstead, R.G. (2021) A Synoptical Classification of the Lamiales, Version 2.7.3
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Stachytarpheta Vahl © Suvrat Kotagal