Cordiereae is a tribe of

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s in the family

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and contains 124

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in 12 genera. Its representatives are found in central and southern tropical America.

Genera

Currently accepted names * '' Agouticarpa'' C.H.Perss. (7 sp) * '' Alibertia'' A.Rich. ex DC. (25 sp) * '' Amaioua'' Aubl. (9 sp) * '' Botryarrhena'' Ducke (2 sp) * '' Cordiera'' A.Rich. ex DC. (11 sp) * '' Duroia'' L.f. (38 sp) * '' Glossostipula'' Lorence (3 sp) * '' Kutchubaea'' Fisch. ex DC. (13 sp) * '' Melanopsidium'' Colla (1 sp) * '' Riodocea'' Delprete (1 sp) * '' Stachyarrhena'' Hook.f. (13 sp) * '' Stenosepala'' C.H.Perss. (1 sp) Synonyms *''Borojoa'' Cuatrec. = '' Alibertia'' *''Coupoui'' Aubl. = '' Duroia'' *''Cupirana'' Miers = '' Duroia'' *''Cupuia'' Raf. = '' Duroia'' *''Ehrenbergia'' Spreng. = '' Amaioua'' *''Einsteinia'' Ducke = '' Kutchubaea'' *''Garapatica'' H.Karst. = '' Alibertia'' *''Gardeniola'' Cham. = '' Alibertia'' *''Genipella'' A.Rich. ex DC. = '' Alibertia'' *''Hexactina'' Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. = '' Amaioua'' *''Ibetralia'' Bremek. = '' Kutchubaea'' *''Kotchubaea'' Regel ex Benth. = '' Kutchubaea'' *''Pubeta'' L. = '' Duroia'' *''Scepseothamnus'' Cham. = '' Alibertia'' *''Schachtia'' H.Karst. = '' Duroia'' *''Thieleodoxa'' Cham. = '' Alibertia''

References

Ixoroideae tribes {{Ixoroideae-stub