Helicteroideae is a subfamily 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 ...
Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
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Some taxonomists have place
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
in Helicteroideae in distinct families
Durionaceae and
Helicteraceae.
[Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.]
Tribes and genera
Most modern treatments recognise two tribes:
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Durioneae
Durioneae is a tribe within the subfamily Helicteroideae of the plant family Malvaceae s.l. The tribe contains at least five genera, including ''Durio'', the genus of tree species that produce Durian fruits.
Taxonomy
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Boschia
''Boschia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Its native range is Indo-China and Malesia
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Coelostegia
''Coelostegia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Its native range is Western Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms ...
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Cullenia
''Cullenia'' is a genus of flowering plants native to India and Sri Lanka. Earlier classification schemes placed the genus in the kapok-tree family ( Bombacaceae), but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places it in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
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Durio
''Durio'' is a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae. Several species produce an edible fruit known as durian, the most common species being ''Durio zibethinus'', with eight others producing edible fruit.
Taxonomy
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Kostermansia
''Kostermansia malayana'', commonly known as the durian tuang or krepal, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss
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Neesia
''Neesia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, ...
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Helictereae
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Helicteres''
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Mansonia''
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Neoregnellia''
Urb.
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Reevesia''
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Triplochiton''
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Ungeria''
References
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Rosid subfamilies