Ophiorrhizeae
| Ophiorrhizeae | |
|---|---|
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| Ophiorrhiza mungos | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Ophiorrhizeae Bremek. ex Verdc. |
| Type genus | |
| Ophiorrhiza | |
Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.[1]
Genera
[edit]Currently accepted names[1][2][3][4]
- Lerchea L. (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra
- Neurocalyx Hook. (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka
- Ophiorrhiza L. (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
- Xanthophytum Reinw. ex Blume (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region
Synonyms
- Codaria Kuntze = Lerchea
- Hayataella Masam. = Ophiorrhiza
- Mitreola Boehm. = Ophiorrhiza
- Mungos Adans. = Ophiorrhiza
- Notodontia Pierre ex Pit. = Lerchea
- Paedicalyx Pierre ex Pit. = Xanthophytum
- Polycycliska Ridl. = Lerchea
- Siderobombyx Bremek. = Xanthophytum
- Xanthophytopsis Pit. = Xanthophytum
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Robbrecht E, Manen J-F (2006). "The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae". Systematic Geography of Plants. 76: 85–146.
- ^ Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197. S2CID 53378010.
- ^ Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.
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