Caprifoliaceae

  • Family

    Caprifoliaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Caprifoliaceae

  • Common Names

    Honeysuckle Family

  • Description

    Number of genera: 15

    Number of species: 400

    Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is mostly of North Temperate and boreal regions, and of tropical mountains. Three-fourths of the species belong to the two large genera Lonicera and Viburnum.

  • Floras and Monographs

    Caprifoliaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.