Rubieae
Appearance
Rubieae | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Galium uliginosum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Rubieae Baill. |
Rubieae is a
genera. The genus Galium is responsible for more than two thirds of the species in the tribe. The second largest genus is Asperula, which contains about 200 species. Unlike the rest of the family Rubiaceae, the tribe contains predominantly perennial and annual herbs with pseudowhorls of leaves and leaflike stipules and is centered in temperate and tropical-mountain regions.[1]
Genera
Currently accepted names
- Asperula L. (191 sp)
- Callipeltis Steven (3 sp)
- Crucianella L. (31 sp)
- Cruciata Mill. (8 sp)
- Didymaea Hook.f. (8 sp)
- × Galiasperula Ronniger (1 sp)
- Galium L. (631 sp)
- Kelloggia Torr. ex Benth. & Hook.f. (2 sp)
- Mericarpaea Boiss. (1 sp)
- Microphysa Schrenk (1 sp)
- Phuopsis Steven (1 sp)
- Pseudogalium L.E Yang, Z.L.Nie & H.Sun (1 sp)
- Rubia L. (83 sp)
- Sherardia L. (1 sp)
- Valantia L. (7 sp)
Synonyms
- × Asperugalium P.Fourn. = × Galiasperula
- Relbunium (
- Warburgina Eig = Callipeltis
References
- JSTOR 2399892.
External links
Data related to Rubieae at Wikispecies
Media related to Rubieae at Wikimedia Commons
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae