Byttnerioideae

Subfamily of flowering plants

Byttnerioideae

Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malvales
Family:  | Malvaceae
Subfamily:  | Byttnerioideae
Burnett
Tribes

Byttnerieae
Hermannieae
Lasiopetaleae
Theobromateae[1]

Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Tribes and genera
* 1.1 Byttnerieae
* 1.2 Hermannieae
* 1.3 Lasiopetaleae
* 1.4 Theobromateae
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Tribes and genera[edit]

Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network:

### Byttnerieae[edit]

* Abroma Jacq.[2]
* Ayenia L.
* Byttneria Loefl.
* Kleinhovia L.
* Leptonychia Turcz.
* Megatritheca Cristóbal
* Rayleya Cristóbal
* Scaphopetalum Mast.

### Hermannieae[edit]

* Dicarpidium F.Muell.[3]
* Gilesia F.Muell.
* Hermannia L.
* Melochia L.
* Waltheria L.

### Lasiopetaleae[edit]

* Commersonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[4]
* Guichenotia J.Gay
* Hannafordia F.Muell.
* Keraudrenia J.Gay
* Lasiopetalum Sm.
* Lysiosepalum F.Muell.
* Maxwellia Baill.
* Rulingia R.Br.
* Seringia J.Gay
* Thomasia J.Gay

### Theobromateae[edit]

* Glossostemon Desf.[5]
* Guazuma Mill.
* Herrania Goudot
* Theobroma L.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Family: Malvaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Byttnerioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
2. ^ "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Byttnerieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
3. ^ "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Hermannieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
4. ^ "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Lasiopetaleae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
5. ^ "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Theobromateae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Byttnerioideae at Wikimedia Commons
* Data related to Byttnerioideae at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q652608
* Wikispecies: Byttnerioideae
* EPPO: 1BYTS
* GRIN: 1750
* NCBI: 214909
* Tropicos: 100389072

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