Phyllantheae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae. The taxonomy of the group is not yet clear, and work continues (see Phyllanthus for more details). A recent revision based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences divides the tribe into 6 subtribes and 18 genera.[1]
Phyllantheae | |
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Phyllanthus acidus fruits | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
Tribe: | Phyllantheae Dumort. |
Genera | |
Subtribe Andrachinae:
Subtribe Astrocasiinae: Subtribe Flueggeinae:
Subtribe Leptopinae:
Subtribe Pseudolachnostylidinae:
Subtribe Securineginae: |
References
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- ^ "Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence data". Archived from the original on June 1, 2006.
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