The Wunderlichioideae are a
subfamily
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of
flowering plant
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s belonging to the family Asteraceae.
The subfamily includes eight
genera
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and about 24
species
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that are concentrated in
Brazil
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(''
Wunderlichia'') and
Guyana
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(''
Chimantaea'', ''
Stenopadus'', and ''
Stomatochaeta''), with some species in other South America countries (''
Hyalis'' and ''
Ianthopappus'') and others (''
Nouelia'' and ''
Leucomeris'') in
Southeast Asia
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and the
Himalayas
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.
[Panero, J. L., and V. A. Funk]
The value of sampling anomalous taxa in phylogenetic studies: major clades of the Asteraceae revealed.
Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 2008; 47: 757-782. Distinguishing features of the members of this subfamily are presence of styles with glabrous style branches and a deletion in the ''rpoB'' gene. Two tribes,
Wunderlicheae and
Hyalideae, are recognised.
References
External links
*Stevens, PF (2001 onwards)
Asteraceae Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (or APweb) is a website dedicated to research on angiosperm phylogeny and taxonomy.
The site is hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden website and maintained by researchers, Peter F. Stevens and Hilary M. Davis ...
.
Wunderlichioideae Tree of Life Web Project (2008).
Asterales subfamilies
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