665.60.00 VerbenalesBotany:
Lamiidae; leaves opposite, decussate; flowers colourful, showy, zygomorphic; petals fused, tubular, 2-lipped or 5-lobed; stamens 2 or 4, in pairs, inserted on the corolla.
TaxonomyIn the
Apg3 classification Lamiales is a big order with many families.
Lamiales is a combination of the Orders of
Lamiales, Scrophulariales and Plantaginales of the Cronquist system.
In the
Plant theory Verbenales are split off from
Lamiales.
Verbenales is a monophyletic clade in
Lamiales.
Lamiales then becomes polypheletic.
Subphases1.
Schlegeliaceae.
2.
Acanthaceae.
3.
Martyniaceae.
4.
Verbenaceae.
5.
Bignoniaceae.
6.
Pedaliaceae.
7. Lentibuliariacae.
IntroductionVerbenales are less known than
Lamiales. The classical families of
Lamiales like
Lamiaceae,
Scrophulariaceae and
Plantaginaceae are in
Lamiales.
They have the feeling of being partly dismissed, rejected. They feel as if they do not really belong to the group anymore, unless they give themselves away. But that is something they do not want to do, that they see it as giving up their identity and autonomy. They like to contribute, but not at all cost.
BodyNervous: neuralgic pain; spasms; trembling, fainting.