Sterculioideae

Sterculioideae
Sterculia foetida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Sterculioideae Beilschm.
Genera
Acropogon Argyrodendron Brachychiton Schott & Endl. Cola Schott & Endl. Firmiana Marsili Franciscodendron B.Hyland & Steenis Heritiera Aiton Hildegardia Schott & Endl. Octolobus Welw. Pterocymbium R.Br. Pterygota Schott & Endl. Scaphium Schott & Endl. Sterculia L. †Florissantia (Knowlton) Manchester

Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae^[1][2] containing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs.

Taxonomy

A 2006 molecular study indicated the Sterculioideae was most likely to be a monophyletic group, and that it had four major clades within it. However, the relationships between the clades were not resolved.^[3]

The clades consist of a:

• Cola clade, with the genera Cola and Octolobus of Africa and Pterygota of Africa, South America and southeast Asia forming a subclade, Hildegardia and Firmiana forming a second and Scaphium and Pterocymbium a third.
• Heritiera clade comprising the genus Heritiera
• Sterculia clade comprising the large genus Sterculia of Africa and Asia.
• Brachychiton clade of Australasian and New Caledonian species, including Brachychiton, Acropogon, Argyrodendron and Franciscodendron.

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