Tageteae
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| Marigold Tribe | |
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| Tagetes patula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae Takht. |
| Genera | |
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Adenopappus |
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Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 216 species divided among 28 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).
Some authors include these plants within a more broadly defined tribe Heliantheae.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "187. Asteraceae". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10074. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
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