Anubiadeae
| Anubiadeae | |
|---|---|
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| Anubias barteri var. nana on a bogwood (top view) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Anubiadeae Engler |
| Genus | |
The Anubiadeae are a tribe of the family Araceae, subfamily Aroideae. The tribe was first described in 1879 by Adolf Engler and contained only the genus Anubias Schott.[1] In 1915, Engler added the genus Amauriella Rendle. The two genera were distinguished by the position of the thecae on the synandria (fused anthers).[2] The latest taxonomic revision regards Amauriella as a synonym of Anubias,[3] leaving this a monogeneric tribe. The Anubiadeae are aquatic and semi-aquatic plants and are native to tropical central and western Africa. They primarily grow in rivers and streams, but can also be found in marshes.[3]
References
- ↑ Engler, Adolf (1879). "Araceae". In Alphonse de Candolle. Monographiae Phanerogamarum 2. Paris: Masson.
- ↑ "Araceae - Philodendroideae - Anubiadeae, Aglaonemateae, Dieffenbachieae, Zantedeschieae; Typhonodoreae, Peltandreae". Das Pflanzenreich. 1915. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crusio, W. (1979). "A revision of Anubias Schott (Araceae). (Primitiae Africanae XII)". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 79 (14): 1–48.