Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-655.42.00
Spathelioideae
Synonym: Cneoroideae.
Content: bitter triterpenoids; flavonoiden, phenoles; ascorbic acid, vitamin C.
Botany
Herb, tree; secretory cavities; leaves with dots.
Plant theory
In the Plant theory consists of 4 small Clades in Rutaceae: Cneoreae, Ruteae, Skimmieae and Diosmeae. Spathelioideae Is polypheltic according to DNA analyses. This calssification has to be confirmed in cases.
Genera
Cneoreae: Bottegoa, Cedrelopsis, Cneorum, Dictyoloma, Harrisonia, Ptaeroxylon, Spathelia
Ruteae: Boenninghausenia, Chloroxylon, Cneoridium, haplophyllum, Psilopeganum, Ruta, Thamnosma
Skimmieae: Casimiroa, Dictamnus, Orixa, Skimmia
Diosmeae: Acmadenia, Adenandra, Agathosma, Calodendrum, Coleonema, Diosma, Empleurum, Euchetis, Macrostylis, Sheilanthera
Literature
Cole, Theodor; Rutaceae Phylogeny Poster, February 2020; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324647641_RUTACEAE_Phylogeny_Poster_2020.
Salvo, Gabriele; Phylogenetic relationships of Ruteae (Rutaceae): New evidence from the chloroplast genome and comparisons with non-molecular data; Moleculra Phylogenetics and Evolution, (2008); doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.004.