Cinchoneae
Appearance
Cinchoneae | |
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Cinchona calisaya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
Tribe: | Cinchoneae DC. |
The Cinchoneae are a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family containing about 125 species in 9 genera. Representatives are found from Costa Rica to southern tropical America.[1]
Genera
Currently accepted names:[1][2][3]
- Ciliosemina Antonelli (2 sp)
- Cinchona L. (24 sp)
- Cinchonopsis L.Andersson (1 sp)
- Joosia H.Karst. (12 sp)
- Ladenbergia Klotzsch (35 sp)
- Maguireocharis Steyerm. (1 sp)
- Pimentelia Wedd. (1 sp)
- Remijia DC. (45 sp)
- Stilpnophyllum Hook.f. (4 sp)
Synonyms:
References
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved April 2012.
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