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Dipsacales
Fragrant tubular blooms of Viburnum carlesii (Korean spice viburnum).
The Caprifoliaceae family, which belongs to the order Dipsacales, comprises approximately 42 genera and 890 species.1
The family is broadly circumscribed, and its current classification includes members that were formerly placed in separate families, such as Diervillaceae, Dipsacaceae, Linnaeaceae, Morinaceae, and Valerianaceae.12