English: Sunflower tribe.
Botany: 190 genera; 2500 species.
Eupatorieae: 4400 species; name means good father.
Helenieae: 120 species.
TaxonomyHeliantheae is a Tribe of the Subfamily
Asteroideae of
Asteraceae. Funk has recognised many Tribes: Bhaleaea, Chaenactideae, Coreopsidae,
Eupatorieae, Feddeeae, Helenieae, Heliantheae, Inuleae, Madieae,
Millerieae, Neurolaeneae,
Perityleae,
Polymnieae, Tageteae. Together they are monophyletic. In the
Apg3 classification Heliantheae, Helenieae and
Eupatorieae form a clade.
In the
Plant theory Asteroideae is split in four clades Heliantheae,
Astereae, Senecioneae and Anthemideae. Heliantheae is placed in
Subphase 4, together with the smaller Subfamilies Helenieae and
Eupatorieae.