| Urophylleae | |
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| Urophyllum hirsutum in Singapore | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Urophylleae Bremek. ex Verdc. |
Urophylleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 237 species in 6 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics.
Genera
Currently accepted names
- Amphidasya Standl. (13 sp) - Central and Southern Tropical America
- Antherostele Bremek. (5 sp) - Philippines
- Pauridiantha Hook.f. (50 sp) - Tropical Africa and Madagascar
- Praravinia Korth. (49 sp) - Malesia
- Raritebe Wernham (1 sp) - Central America to Peru
- Rhaphidura Bremek. (1 sp.) – Borneo
- Urophyllum Jack ex Wall. (119 sp) - Southern China to Tropical Asia
Synonyms
- Aulacodiscus Hook.f. = Urophyllum
- Axanthes Blume = Urophyllum
- Axanthopsis Korth. = Urophyllum
- Commitheca Bremek. = Pauridiantha
- Cymelonema C.Pres. = Urophyllum
- Dukea Dwyer = Raritebe
- Maschalanthe Blume = Urophyllum
- Maschalocorymbus Bremek. = Urophyllum
- Pamplethantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha
- Paravinia Hassk. = Praravinia
- Pittierothamnus Steyerm. = Amphidasya
- Pleiocarpidia K.Schum. = Urophyllum
- Poecilocalyx Bremek. = Pauridiantha
- Pravinaria Bremek. = Urophyllum
- Stelechantha Bremek. = Pauridiantha
- Wallichia Reinw. ex Blume = Urophyllum
- Williamsia Merr. = Praravinia
References
- ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 14 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. S2CID 53378010.
- Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.
- 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.
- Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Rubiaceae Genera". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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