Mitchelleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 14 species in 2 genera. Its representatives are found from temperate eastern Asia, and from eastern Canada to Guatemala.[1]
| Mitchelleae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Mitchelleae Razafim. & B.Bremer & Manen |
Genera
editCurrently accepted names[1][2][3][4]
- Damnacanthus C.F.Gaertn. (12 sp)
- Mitchella L. (2 sp)
Synonyms
- Baumannia DC. = Damnacanthus
- Chamaedaphne Mitch. = Mitchella
- Disperma J.F.Gmel. = Mitchella
- Geoherpum Willd. = Mitchella
- Perdicesca Prov. = Mitchella
- Tetraplasia Rehder = Damnacanthus
References
edit- ^ a b "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robbrecht E, Manen J-F (2006). "The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae". Systematic Geography of Plants. 76: 85–146.
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