Grewioideae

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Grewioideae
Crossberry, Grewia occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Hochr.
Genera

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Grewioideae is a subfamily of the Malvaceae family and was first described by Hochreutiner.[1] The group is named after its type genus, Grewia,[2] which is named for the English scientist Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712).

Description

Within the Malvaceae, this subfamily has its inflorescences opposite the leaves, the corollas are usually clawed, and there is a nectar-bearing hair carpet at the base of the petals.[1], and there are numerous dithecal stamens.[3] The fruit is fleshy or capsular with spines, and the seeds are winged.[1] The group is thought to have originated about 42 (± 15) million years ago.[1][4]

Taxonomy

Ulrike Brunken & Alexandra Muellner divide the Grewioideae into two clades, the Grewia clade, Grewieae Endl. and the Apeiba clade, Apeibeae Benth., on the basis of morphological and molecular evidence.[3]

Genera

The subfamily includes the following genera - accepted by Bayer & Kubitzki (2003)[5]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]." http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
  2. ^ "USDA: GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: Grewioideae". Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Brunken, Ulrike; Muellner, Alexandra N. (2012). "A New Tribal Classification of Grewioideae (Malvaceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Phylogenetic Evidence". Systematic Botany. 37 (3): 699–711. doi:10.1600/036364412X648670. ISSN 0363-6445.
  4. ^ Richardson, J.E.; Whitlock, B.A.; Meerow, A.W.; Madriñán, S. (2015). "The age of chocolate: a diversification history of Theobroma and Malvaceae". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 3. doi:10.3389/fevo.2015.00120. ISSN 2296-701X.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  5. ^ Bayer, C. and K. Kubitzki. 2003. Malvaceae. Pp. 225–311 in The families and genera of vascular plants vol. 5, eds. K. Kubitzki and C. Bayer. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.