Campanulaceae
Fls perfect, regular, in modified cymes or solitary. Receptacle adnate to ovary; calyx (3)-5-10-lobed. Corolla campanulate to tubular; lobes 5, valvate. Stamens alt. with corolla-lobes, inserted near base or on disk; filaments free; anthers 2-celled, dehiscing lengthwise. Ovary inferior, 2-10-loculed; placentae axile, ovules ∞. Fr. capsular to baccate. Mostly herbs or subshrubs with milky sap, alt. simple exstipulate lvs. Widely distributed family of some 40 genera and 1000 spp.
