Cinchoneae

Cinchoneae
Cinchona calisaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Cinchoneae
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The Cinchoneae are a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family containing about 125 species in 9 genera. Representatives are found from Costa Rica to southern tropical America.[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names:[1][2][3]

Synonyms:

  • Cascarilla (Endl.) Wedd. = Ladenbergia
  • Cephalodendron Steyerm. = Remijia
  • Kinkina Adans. = Cinchona
  • Macrocneumum Vand. = Remijia
  • Quinquina Boehm. = Cinchona

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved April 2012.
  2. Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197.
  3. Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences 170: 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077.