Urophylleae

Urophylleae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Urophylleae ; Bremek. ex Verdc.

Last updated March 22, 2023

Urophylleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 237 species in 6 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics.^[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Amphidasya Standl. (13 sp) - Central and Southern Tropical America
Antherostele Bremek. (5 sp) - Philippines
Pauridiantha Hook.f. (50 sp) - Tropical Africa and Madagascar
Praravinia Korth. (49 sp) - Malesia
Raritebe Wernham (1 sp) - Central America to Peru
Rhaphidura Bremek.^[5] (1 sp.) – Borneo
Urophyllum Jack ex Wall. (119 sp) - Southern China to Tropical Asia

Synonyms

Aulacodiscus Hook.f. = Urophyllum
Axanthes Blume = Urophyllum
Axanthopsis Korth. = Urophyllum
Commitheca Bremek. = Pauridiantha
Cymelonema C.Pres. = Urophyllum
DukeaDwyer = Raritebe
Maschalanthe Blume = Urophyllum
Maschalocorymbus Bremek. = Urophyllum
Pamplethantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha
ParaviniaHassk. = Praravinia
Pittierothamnus Steyerm. = Amphidasya
Pleiocarpidia K.Schum. = Urophyllum
Poecilocalyx Bremek. = Pauridiantha
Pravinaria Bremek. = Urophyllum
Stelechantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha
Wallichia Reinw. ex Blume = Urophyllum
Williamsia Merr. = Praravinia

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References

1 2 "World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 14 April 2016.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Rubiaceae Genera". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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[WCSP-1] 1 2 "World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[Bremer2009a-2] 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-3] 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.

[Robbrecht2006-4] 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.

[5] Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Rubiaceae Genera". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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