Chiococceae

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Chiococceae
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Chiococca alba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Benth. & Hook.f.
Type genus
Chiococca
Synonyms [1]
  • Catesbaeeae Hook.f.

Chiococceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae which contains about 233 species in 27 genera. Most representatives occur from southern Florida to tropical and subtropical America, except for the genera Badusa and Bikkia , which are found from the Philippines to the West Pacific, and Morierina and Thiollierea , which are native to New Caledonia. The tribe Catesbaeeae is now included within Chiococceae. [1]

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Currently accepted names

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Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spermacoceae</span> Tribe of flowering plants

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gardenieae</span> Tribe of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coffeeae</span> Tribe of flowering plants

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Octotropideae</span> Tribe of plants

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sabiceeae</span> Tribe of plants

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psychotrieae</span> Tribe of plants

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<i>Thiollierea</i> Genus of plants

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chiococceae". Tropicos . Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 2023-03-21.