Chiococceae
| Chiococceae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chiococca alba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Chiococceae |
Chiococceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family and contains about 216 species in 29 genera. Most representatives occur from southern Florida to tropical and subtropical America, except for the genera Badusa and Bikkia, which are found from the Philippines to the West Pacific, and Morierina and Thiollierea, which are native to New Caledonia.
Genera
Currently accepted names
- Badusa A.Gray (3 sp)
- Bikkia Reinw. ex Blume (10 sp)
- Catesbaea L. (17 sp)
- Ceratopyxis Hook.f. (1 sp)
- Ceuthocarpus Aiello (1 sp)
- Chiococca P.Browne (25 sp)
- Coutaportla Urb. (3 sp)
- Coutarea Aubl. (6 sp)
- Cubanola Aiello (2 sp)
- Eosanthe Urb. (1 sp)
- Erithalis P.Browne (8 sp)
- Exostema (Pers.) Rich. ex Humb. & Bonpl. (43 sp)
- Hintonia Bullock (3 sp)
- Isidorea A.Rich ex DC. (17 sp)
- Lorencea Borhidi (1 sp)
- Morierina Vieill. (2 sp)
- Nernstia Urb. (1 sp)
- Osa Aiello (1 sp)
- Phialanthus Griseb. (22 sp)
- Phyllacanthus Hook.f. (1 sp)
- Portlandia P.Browne (6 sp)
- Salzmannia DC. (1 sp)
- Schmidtottia Urb. (15 sp)
- Scolosanthus Vahl (27 sp)
- Shaferocharis Urb. (3 sp)
- Siemensia Urb. (1 sp)
- Solenandra Hook.f. (12 sp)
- Thogsennia Aiello (1 sp)
- Thiollierea Montrouz (12 sp)
Synonyms
- Antacanthus Rich. ex DC. = Scolosanthus
- Asemnantha Hook.f. = Chiococca
- Bathysograya Kuntze = Badusa
- Bikkiopsis Brongn. & Gris = Bikkia
- Cormigonus Raf. = Bikkia
- Cutaria Brign. = Coutarea
- Dolichanthera Schltr. & K.Krause = Morierina
- Echinodendrum A.Rich. = Scolosanthus
- Gonianthes Rich. = Cubanola
- Herrera Adans. = Exostema
- Patsjotti Adans. = Strumpfia
- Solenandra Hook.f. = Exostema
- Steudelago Kuntze = Exostema
External links
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Manns, U., and B. Bremer. 2010. Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56: 21-39
- Motley, T. J., K. J. Wurdack, and P. G. Delprete. 2005. Molecular systematics of the Catesbaeeae-Chiococceae complex (Rubiaceae) - flower and fruit evolution and biogeographic implications. American Journal of Botany 92: 316-329
- Paudyal, S. K., P. G. Delprete, and T. J. Motley. 2014. Using Molecular, Morphological, and Palynological Evidence to Transfer Strumpfia maritima to the Monotypic Tribe Strumpfieae (Cinchonoideae, Rubiaceae), and a Re-delimitation of the Tribe Chiococceae. Systematic Botany 39(4):1197-1203.