Lycieae

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Lycieae
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African boxthorn ( Lycium ferocissimum )
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Solanoideae
Tribe: Lycieae
Genera

Lycieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Solanoideae of the family Solanaceae. [1] It comprises two genera: Lycium and Grabowskia .

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References

  1. "Genus Lycium". Taxonomy. UniProt . Retrieved 2009-04-16.