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Lobelioideae is a subfamily of the plant family Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae

The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 70 genus and 2000 species. They are mostly herbs, shrubs, and more rarely small trees, which usually have milky non-toxic sap....
. It contains 29 genera, totalling about 1200 species. Some of the larger genera are Lobelia
Lobelia

Lobelia is a genus of flowering plant comprising 360?400 species, with a cosmopolitan distribution distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions....
, Siphocalymus, Centropogon
Centropogon

Centropogon is a plant genus in the family Campanulaceae. In systems where the Lobeliaceae are recognized as distinct, Centropogon is placed there....
, Burmeistera
Burmeistera

Burmeistera is a plant genus in the family Campanulaceae....
 and Cyanea
Cyanea

Cyanea may be:*A genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae*A genus of jellyfish, such as the Lion's mane jellyfish, in the family Cyaneidae...
.

They are perennials sometimes annuals, ranging in form from herbs to small trees. Most species are tropical in distribution, but in total this subfamily occurs almost worldwide, being absent only from Arctic regions, central Asia and the near east.

This subfamily was formerly given family rank as Lobeliaceae, under a somewhat different circumscription.

The leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 are simple and alternate.






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Lobelioideae is a subfamily of the plant family Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae

The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 70 genus and 2000 species. They are mostly herbs, shrubs, and more rarely small trees, which usually have milky non-toxic sap....
. It contains 29 genera, totalling about 1200 species. Some of the larger genera are Lobelia
Lobelia

Lobelia is a genus of flowering plant comprising 360?400 species, with a cosmopolitan distribution distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions....
, Siphocalymus, Centropogon
Centropogon

Centropogon is a plant genus in the family Campanulaceae. In systems where the Lobeliaceae are recognized as distinct, Centropogon is placed there....
, Burmeistera
Burmeistera

Burmeistera is a plant genus in the family Campanulaceae....
 and Cyanea
Cyanea

Cyanea may be:*A genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae*A genus of jellyfish, such as the Lion's mane jellyfish, in the family Cyaneidae...
.

They are perennials sometimes annuals, ranging in form from herbs to small trees. Most species are tropical in distribution, but in total this subfamily occurs almost worldwide, being absent only from Arctic regions, central Asia and the near east.

This subfamily was formerly given family rank as Lobeliaceae, under a somewhat different circumscription.

The leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 are simple and alternate. The plant has a milky juice. The flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s are asymmetrical with five lobes and stamen
Stamen

The stamen is the male organ of a flower. Each stamen generally has a stalk called the filament , and, on top of the filament, an anther , and pollen sacs, called sporangium....
s. The corolla tube opens along the upper side with two lobes above and three below, and the stamens join together in the tube.