Yes Most genera of Scrophulariaceae (originally with more than 275 genera) have been placed under Plantaginaceae (nearly 90 genera) with lesser (42, Thorne, 2007; 65 APG III with merger of Budlejaceae and Selaginaceae) remaining in Scrophulariaceae.
The two families are distinct in that Scrophulariaceae members have, anthers opening by single slit; Plantaginaceae members have anthers opening by two slits. There are a few other combination of characters. Plantaginaceae was earlier also named as Antirrhinaceae. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Pravin Kawale <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for id and information > Regards > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks a lot Snehal. That was informative. I wasnt aware so I >> rechecked. >> Other genera included in the family Plantaginaceae are Veronica, Hebe, >> Parahebe, Synthyris, Penstemon, Plantago, Linaria, Bacopa, Stemodia, >> Russelia and of course Scoparia etc. >> Thanks again. >> Pankaj >> >> > > > -- > *Pravin* >
