''Tilioideae'' is a

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in the family Malvaceae, though it was formerly considered a large group, placed at

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rank and called Tiliaceae. Within the framework of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Groups III & IV systems, an extended family Malvaceae is recognized by uniting the core Malvales of the Cronquist system - Bombacaceae, Malvaceae ''sensu stricto'', Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. Within the APG classification, Malvaceae contains a

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of 3 living genera placed as the subfamily Tilioideae.

Genera and species

The subfamily includes ''

Tilia ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...

'', '' Craigia'', and '' Mortoniodendron''. The majority of other genera historically included in the family rank "Tiliaceae" have been moved into two other subfamilies of Malvaceae, the Brownlowioideae and Grewioideae.

Craigia

* †'' Craigia bronnii'' * †'' Craigia hainanensis'' * '' Craigia kwangsiensis'' * †'' Craigia oregonensis'' * '' Craigia yunnanensis''

'' Mortoniodendron''

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Tilia ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...
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* '' Tilia americana'' L. * '' Tilia amurensis'' * '' Tilia caroliniana'' * '' Tilia chinensis'' * '' Tilia chingiana'' Hu & W.C.Cheng * '' Tilia cordata'' Mill. * '' Tilia dasystyla'' Steven * '' Tilia henryana'' Szyszyl. * '' Tilia hupehensis'' * '' Tilia insularis'' * '' Tilia intonsa'' * '' Tilia japonica'' * †'' Tilia johnsoni'' Wolfe & Wehr

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* '' Tilia kiusiana'' * '' Tilia mandshurica'' * '' Tilia maximowicziana'' * '' Tilia miqueliana'' * '' Tilia mongolica'' Maxim. * '' Tilia nasczokinii'' * '' Tilia nobilis'' * '' Tilia oliveri'' * '' Tilia paucicostata'' * '' Tilia platyphyllos'' Scop. * '' Tilia rubra'' * '' Tilia tomentosa'' Moench * '' Tilia tuan'' Szyszyl.

References

Rosid subfamilies {{Malvaceae-stub

Genera and species

Craigia

'' Mortoniodendron''

''Tilia ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...''

References

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Tilia ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...
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