Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the

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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, ...

containing

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and

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and

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genera, that were previously placed in the obsolete family

Sterculiaceae Sterculiaceae was a family of flowering plant based on the genus '' Sterculia''. Genera formerly included in Sterculiaceae are now placed in the family Malvaceae, in the subfamilies: Byttnerioideae, Dombeyoideae, Helicteroideae and Sterculioide ...

Taxonomy

A 2006 molecular study indicated the Sterculioideae was most likely to be a monophyletic group, and that it had four major clades within it. However, the relationships between the clades were not resolved. The clades consist of: * a ''Cola'' clade, with the genera ''

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'' and '' Octolobus'' of Africa and ''

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'' of Africa, South America and southeast Asia forming a subclade, '' Hildegardia'' and '' Firmiana'' forming a second and ''

Scaphium ''Scaphium'' is a genus of about eight species of plants in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known ...

'' and '' Pterocymbium'' a third. * ''Heritiera'' clade comprising the genus '' Heritiera'' * ''Sterculia'' clade comprising the large genus '' Sterculia'' of Australasia and Asia. * ''Brachychiton'' clade of Australasian and New Caledonian species, including '' Brachychiton'', '' Acropogon'', '' Argyrodendron'' and '' Franciscodendron''.

List of genera

# '' Acropogon'' # '' Argyrodendron'' # '' Brachychiton'' # ''

'' # '' Firmiana'' # '' Franciscodendron'' # '' Heritiera'' # '' Hildegardia'' # '' Octolobus'' # '' Pterocymbium'' # ''

'' # ''

'' # '' Sterculia'' # †'' Florissantia''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q159031 Rosid subfamilies