Plantaginaceae [SEP] parent taxon
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have demonstrated that this taxon should be included within Lamiales.
Overview.
The plantain family as traditionally circumscribed consisted of only three genera, "Bougueria", "Littorella", and "Plantago". However phylogenetic research has indicated that Plantaginaceae s.s. (s.s. = "
Aragoa
Aragoa is a genus of woody perennials native to the páramo of Colombia and Venezuela. It classified as the sister taxon to "Littorella" and "Plantago", all of which are now classified in the family Plantaginaceae. It is found at altitudes above about 3000 m.