Atripliceae

Atripliceae
Extriplex californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Chenopodioideae
Tribe:	Atripliceae
Genera [1]
Archiatriplex G.L.Chu Atriplex L. Chenopodiastrum S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch Chenopodium L. ( sensu stricto , incl. Einadia Raf. and Rhagodia R.Br.) Exomis Fenzl ex Moq. Extriplex E.H.Zacharias Grayia Hook. & Arn. Holmbergia Hicken Lipandra Moq. Manochlamys Aellen Microgynoecium Hook.f. Micromonolepis Ulbr. Oxybasis Kar. & Kir. Proatriplex (W.A.Weber) Stutz & G.L.Chu Stutzia E.H.Zacharias (Syn. Endolepis Torr.)

Atripliceae is a tribe of the subfamily Chenopodioideae belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Atriplex is the largest genus of the tribe. Species of Atripliceae are ecologically important in steppe and semi-desert climates. ^[2]

Distribution

Most of the species are distributed in Africa, Australia, and North America, with some others spread out worldwide. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Traditional taxonomy of Atripliceae based on morphological features has been controversial. ^{[2] [3]} Molecular studies have found that many genera are not true clades. One such study found that Atripliceae could be divided into two main clades, Archiatriplex, with a few, scattered species, and the larger Atriplex clade, which is highly diverse and found around the world. ^[3]

References

1. Fuentes-Bazan, Susy; Uotila, Pertti; Borsch, Thomas (2012). "A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Willdenowia. 42 (1): 5–24. doi: 10.3372/wi.42.42101 . ISSN   0511-9618.
2. Kadereit, Gudrun; Mavrodiev, Evgeny V.; Zacharias, Elizabeth H.; Sukhorukov, Alexander P. (2010). "Molecular phylogeny of Atripliceae (Chenopodioideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for systematics, biogeography, flower and fruit evolution, and the origin of C4 photosynthesis". American Journal of Botany. 97 (10): 1664–1687. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000169. ISSN   1537-2197.
3. Flores, Hilda; Davis, Jerrold I. (2001). "A Cladistic Analysis of Atripliceae (Chenopodiaceae) Based on Morphological Data". Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 128 (3): 297. doi:10.2307/3088719. JSTOR   3088719.