Bridelieae is a
tribe
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of the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...
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Subtribes and genera
It comprises 5 subtribes:
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Pseudolachnostylidinae
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Bridelia
''Bridelia'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.[Cleistanthus
''Cleistanthus'' is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae, tribe Bridelieae, first described as a genus in 1848. It is widespread in much of the Old World Tropics in Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands. '' Cleistanthus col ...]
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Pentabrachion
''Pentabrachion'' is a plant genus from the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1864. It contains only one known species, ''Pentabrachion reticulatum'', native to tropical Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of th ...
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Pseudolachnostylis
''Pseudolachnostylis'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1899. It contains only one known species, ''Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia'' native to central and southern Africa. Its common name is kudu ...
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Croizatia
''Croizatia'' is a small genus of plants in the Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1952. It is native to Panama and to northwestern South America.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography ...
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Discocarpus
''Discocarpus'' is a genus of the plant family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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Gonatogyne
''Gonatogyne'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1873. It contains only one known species, ''Gonatogyne brasiliensis'', endemic to southeastern Brazil. It is dioecious
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Tacarcuna
''Tacarcuna'' is a genus of plants in the Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1989. It is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru. It is apparently dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
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Securineginae
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Securinega
''Securinega'' is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1789. As presently conceived, the genus is native to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. In the past, it was considered to be mu ...
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Lachnostylis
''Lachnostylis'' is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1846. It is native to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is often included in '' Savia''. It is dioecious
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See also
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Taxonomy of the Phyllanthaceae
Below is the full taxonomy of the family Phyllanthaceae. Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoideae of the Euphorbiaceae, where this family was split from. The exceptions are that the ex-tribe Drypeteae has ...
References
Phyllanthaceae
Malpighiales tribes
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