Lycieae
Encyclopedia
Lycieae is a tribe
of flowering plant
s in the subfamily Solanoideae
of the family Solanaceae
. It comprises two genera: Lycium
and Grabowskia
.
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 flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the subfamily Solanoideae
Solanoideae
Solanoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Solanaceae, and is sister to the subfamily Nicotianoideae. Within Solanaceae, Solanoideae contains some of the most economically important genera and species, such as the tomato , potato , eggplant , chili peppers , mandrakes Solanoideae is a...
of the family Solanaceae
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
. It comprises two genera: Lycium
Boxthorn
Boxthorn is a genus of the nightshade family , containing about 90 species of plants native throughout much of the temperate and subtropical zones of the world...
and Grabowskia
Grabowskia
Grabowskia is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae.-Selected species:* Grabowskia ameghinoi Speg.* Grabowskia glauca I.M.Johnst.* Grabowskia lindleyi Sendtn.* Grabowskia megalosperma Speg....
.