Acalypheae
Encyclopedia
The Acalypheae is a tribe
of the subfamily Acalyphoideae
, under the family
Euphorbiaceae
. It comprises 12 subtribes and 32 genera.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of the subfamily Acalyphoideae
Acalyphoideae
The Acalyphoideae is a subfamily belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae....
, under the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
. It comprises 12 subtribes and 32 genera.
Genera
Subtribe Acalyphinae Acalypha Acalypha is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the subtribe Acalyphinae. With 450 to 500 species of herbs and shrubs, the genus is only behind Euphorbia, Croton and Phyllanthus in term of Malpighiales diversity...
Subtribe Adrianinae Adriana (plant) Adriana is a genus of shrubs in the family Euphorbiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.Species include:*Adriana quadripartita Mull.Arg.*Adriana tomentosa Gaudich....
Subtribe Claoxylinae
Subtribe Cleidiinae |
Subtribe Dysopsidinae
Subtribe Lasiococcinae
Subtribe Lobaniliinae Lobanilia Lobanilia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the sole genus of the subtribe Lobaniliinae.... |
Subtribe Macaranginae Macaranga Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and the South Pacific, the genus comprises over 300 different species. These plants are noted for being recolonizers...
Subtribe Mareyinae
Subtribe Mercurialinae
Subtribe Ricininae Castor oil plant The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to a monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied.Its seed is the castor bean which,... |
Subtribe Rottlerinae
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