Byttnerioideae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
of the
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
.
Tribes and genera
Four tribes are recognised by the
Germplasm Resources Information Network
Germplasm Resources Information Network or GRIN is an online USDA National Genetic Resources Program software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant germplasm collected by the National Plant Germplasm ...
:
Byttnerieae
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Abroma''
Jacq.
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Ayenia''
L.
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Byttneria
''Byttneria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. There are about 135 species in this pantropical genus.
''Byttneria'' species are host plants to insects such as beetles of the genus '' Lonchophorellus''.Clark, W. 1989''Lonch ...
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Loefl.
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Kleinhovia''
L.
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Leptonychia''
Turcz.
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Megatritheca''
Cristóbal
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Rayleya''
Cristóbal
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Scaphopetalum''
Mast.
Hermannieae
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Dicarpidium''
F.Muell.
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Gilesia
''Gilesia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is also in the Byttnerioideae
Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.
Tribes and genera
Four tribes are recognised by the ...
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F.Muell.
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Hermannia''
L.
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Melochia''
L.
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Waltheria''
L.
Lasiopetaleae
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Commersonia
''Commersonia'' is a genus of twenty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Plants in this genus are shrubs or trees, occurring from Indochina to Australia and have stems, leaves and flowers covered with star-like hairs. The le ...
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J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
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Guichenotia
''Guichenotia'' is a genus of about 16 species of flowering plants that are endemic to the south west of Western Australia.
The genus was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in '' Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle'' ...
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J.Gay
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Hannafordia
''Hannafordia '' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia
Species include:
*''Hannafordia bissillii'' F.Muell. – Grey Felt-bush or ''Tjirin-tjirinpa'' (Ngaanyatjarra language)
*''Hannafordia quadrivalvis'' F.Muell.
*''Hanna ...
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F.Muell.
*''
Keraudrenia''
J.Gay
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Lasiopetalum
''Lasiopetalum'', commonly known as velvet bushes, is a genus of about forty-five species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, all endemic to Australia.
Description
Most species of ''Lasiopetalum'' are spreading or prostrate, many ...
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Sm.
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Lysiosepalum
''Lysiosepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Species
The following is a list of names of ''Lysiosepalum'' species accepted by the Australian Plant Census The Australian Pl ...
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F.Muell.
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Maxwellia''
Baill.
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Rulingia''
R.Br.
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Seringia''
J.Gay
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Thomasia
''Thomasia'' is a genus of thirty-one species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Plants in this genus are small shrubs that are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, apart from '' T. petalocalyx'' that is native to Victori ...
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J.Gay
Theobromateae
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Glossostemon''
Desf.
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Guazuma''
Mill.
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Herrania''
Goudot
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Theobroma
''Theobroma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and So ...
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L.
References
External links
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Rosid subfamilies