Dear Shweta mam Please check following link for more details. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae was always a known family conserved over Veronicaceae but the recent classification placed it among Lamiales. Earlier it was under Plantaginales. Regards Pankaj
On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Bhatt Sweta <[email protected]> wrote: > Dint know about the re-classification. What are the reasons cited for doing > so? Can any one throw light on it! > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM, manudev madhavan > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the information... >> >> On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Manudev K Madhavan >> Junior Research Fellow >> Systematic & Floristic Lab, >> Department of Botany, >> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research >> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri >> Kozhikode- 673 008 >> Mob: 9496470738 > > > > -- > Bhatt Shweta > Asso. Prof., > TCSC, > Doctoral Research Student, > M.S.U. > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
