Hypericeae is a tribe of the Hypericaceae family that contains the genera Hypericum, Thornea, and Lianthus.[2] It was first described by Jacques Choisy, a Swiss botanist, in 1821 in the 32nd issue of Prodr. Monogr. Hypėric. It was also later described by Adolf Engler in 1895 in the Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam.[3]

Hypericeae
Temporal range: Eocene - recent[1]
Hypericum perforatum L.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Tribe: Hypericeae
Choisy (1821)
Genera

Description

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The tribe contains herbs and shrubs, with several common characteristics. Their ovaries all have 3-5 lateral membrane placenta, and are either incomplete or with 3-5 locules. Their seeds lack wings, and their cotyledons are normally shorter than their hypocotyls.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Malpighiales". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ "Hypericeae". Canadensys. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Engler, Adolf (1895). "1. Hypericum - Hypericeae Engl". U. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3 (6): 205. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019 – via FRPS.