Dombeyoideae
| Dombeyoideae | |
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| Flowering branch of Ruizia cordata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dombeyoideae Beilschm. |
Genera
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About 20, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Corchoropsideae | |
Dombeyoideae is a widely distributed
paraphyletic Sterculiaceae; a lesser number were placed in the Tiliaceae
which were also not monophyletic.
The Dombeyoideae were originally described by
Mascarenes where about two-thirds of the species occur. In the Mascarenes, they are among the most diverse angiosperm groups, analogous to such (unrelated) plants as the aeoniums on the Canary Islands or the silversword alliance of the Hawaiian Islands.[2]
The subfamily is sometimes further divided into tribes (Corchoropsideae, Dombeyeae, Eriolaeneae, Helmiopsideae), but this is more often considered unwarranted. Probably, most or all of these supposed subdivisions are not monophyletic and thus technically synonyms of the whole subfamily.[1]
Several species are noted for their beautiful
.Selected genera
Genera of Dombeyoideae include:[3]
- AstiriaLindl. – synonym of Ruizia
- Burretiodendron – formerly in Tiliaceae
- Cheirolaena Benth
- Corchoropsis Siebold & Zucc. – formerly in Tiliaceae
- Dombeya Cav.
- Eriolaena DC.
- Harmsia K.Schum.
- HelmiopsiellaArenes – synonym of Eriolaena
- HelmiopsisH.Perrier – synonym of Eriolaena
- Melhania Forssk.
- Nesogordonia Baill.
- ParadombeyaStapf – synonym of Corchoropsis
- ParamelhaniaArenes
- Pentapetes L.
- Pterospermum Schreb.
- Ruizia Cav.
- Schoutenia Korth. – formerly in Tiliaceae
- Sicrea Hallier f. – synonym of Schoutenia
- Trochetia DC. – synonym of Ruizia
- Trochetiopsis Marais
Footnotes
References
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- Cao, Nathanaël; Le Pechon, Timothée & Zaragüeta-Bagils, René (2006): Does minimizing homoplasy really maximize homology? MaHo: A method for evaluating homology among most parsimonious trees. (HTML abstract)
- Hinsley, Stewart R. (2007a): Synonymy of Malvaceae. Retrieved 2008-JUN-25.
- Hinsley, Stewart R. (2007b): Malvaceae Info: Index to Genera. Retrieved 2008-JUN-25.