Sherbournieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 54 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found in tropical and southern Africa.[1]
| Sherbournieae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Sherbournieae Mouly & B.Bremer |
Genera
editCurrently accepted names[1][2][3][4]
- Atractogyne Pierre (2 sp)
- Mitriostigma Hochst. (5 sp)
- Oxyanthus DC. (34 sp)
- Sherbournia G.Don (13 sp)
Synonyms
- Afrohamelia Wernham = Atractogyne
- Amaralia Welw. ex Hook.f. = Sherbournia
- Megacarpha Hochst. = Oxyanthus
References
edit- ^ a b "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 1 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.
- ^ Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170: 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077.
- ^ 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.
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