Campanulaceae family is the Bellflower Family and it is from the order of Asterales. Campanulaceae includes about 84 genera and 2400 species. Most family members are herbaceous plants and shrubs, but there are some trees. Some familiar names in this family include the Lobelia and the Campanula.
The plants in the Campanulaceae family are diverse from all continents except the Sahara and Antarctica. They are also from diverse habitats including deserts and rainforests. Campanulaceae includes perennials, biennials, and annuals. They are mostly ornamental. They also share a phloem or a system that produces a latex liquid. This is sap or liquid that discourages animals and insects to feed on them. They also share food storage systems they are not like other plants and they store it as inulin. The leaves are simple. Most members have five-part flowers with ovaries positioned lower below the flower parts. Petals are united.
Many of the Campanulaceae members are garden plants. Most of the flowers are Red, Purple, or Blue, and occasionally yellow. Some of the species in Campanulaceae provide chemical compounds. One such chemical is Lobeline which is a mild narcotic. It is similar to nicotine but not addictive.
The subfamilies in Campanulaceae include:
Campanuloideae
Lobelioideae
Cyphioideae
Campanulaceae family genera include:
Adenophora
Apetahia
Asyneuma
Azorina
Berenice
Brachycodon
Brighamia
Burmeistera
Campanula
Campanulopsis
Canarina
Centropogon
Cervicina
Clermontia
Codonopsis
Craterocapsa
Cryptocodon
Cyananthus
Cyanea
Cyclocodon
Cylindrocarpa
Cyphia
Cyphocarpus
Delissea
Dialypetalum
Diastatea
Dielsantha
Dortmannia
Downingia
Echinocodon
Edraianthus
Favratia
Fedorovia
Feeria
Fockeanthus
Githopsis
Grammatotheca
Gunillaea
Hanabusaya
Hedraeanthus
Heterochaenia
Heterocodon
Heterotoma
Hippobroma
Homocodon
Howellia
Isotoma
Jasione
Lacara
Laurentia
Legenere
Legousia
Lightfootia
Lobelia
Lysipoma
Lysipomia
Merciera
Michauxia
Microcodon
Monopsis
Muehlbergella
Musschia
Namacodon
Nemacladus
Nesocodon
Numaeacampa
Ostrowskia
Palmerella
Peracarpa
Petromarula
Physoplexis
Phyteuma
Platycodon
Porterella
Prismatocarpus
Pseudonemacladus
Rapuntium
Rhigiophyllum
Rhizocephalum
Roella
Ruthiella
Sachokiella
Sclerotheca
Sergia
Siphocampylus
Siphocodon
Solenopsis
Specularia
Theilera
Theodorovia
Trachelium
Treichelia
Trematolobelia
Triodanis
Tupa
Unigenes
Wahlenbergia
Wimmerella
Zeugandra
