Barnadesioideae

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Barnadesioideae
Chuquiraga oppositifolia of the subfamily Barnadesioideae growing in Argentina
Chuquiraga oppositifolia of the subfamily Barnadesioideae growing in Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Barnadesioideae
K.Bremer & R.K.Jansen

Barnadesioideae is a subfamily of the Asteraceae, or sunflower family, of flowering plants. It is comprised of a single tribe, the Barnadesieae D. Don. The subfamily is endemic to South America, and molecular evidence points to a basal position for this subfamily within the sunflower family.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Urtubey, Estrella; Stuessy, TF (November 2001). "New Hypotheses of Phylogenetic Relationships in Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae) Based on Morphology". Taxon 50 (4): 1043–1066. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. doi:10.2307/1224720. 

[edit] Further reading

  • Gustafsson, M. H. G., A. S. R. Pepper, V. A. Albert, and M. Kallersjo. 2001. Molecular phylogeny of the Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae). Nordic J. Bot. 21: 149–160.