Hillieae

Hillieae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Hillieae ; Bremek. ex S.P.Darwin
Type genus
	Hillia ; Jacq.

Last updated November 08, 2021

Hillieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 29 species in 3 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical America.^[1] The tribe is sometimes included in its sister tribe Hamelieae.^[2]

Genera

Currently accepted names^[1]^[3]^[4]

Balmea Martinez (1 sp)
Cosmibuena Ruiz & Pav. (4 sp)
Hillia Jacq. (24 sp)

Synonyms

Buena Pohl = Cosmibuena
Fereiria Vell. ex Vand. = Hillia
Ravnia Oerst. = Hillia
Saldanha Vell. = Hillia

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References

1 2 "World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 30 May 2012.
↑ Robbrecht E, Manen J-F (2006). "The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae". Systematic Geography of Plants. 76: 85–146.
↑ Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197. S2CID 53378010.
↑ Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.

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[WCSP-1] 1 2 "World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[Robbrecht2006-2] Robbrecht E, Manen J-F (2006). "The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae". Systematic Geography of Plants. 76: 85–146.

[Bremer2009a-3] Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197. S2CID 53378010.

[Bremer2009b-4] Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.

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