Atripliceae

Tribe of flowering plants

Atripliceae
Extriplex californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Tribe: Atripliceae
Genera[1]
  • Archiatriplex G.L.Chu
  • Atriplex L.
  • Chenopodiastrum S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
  • Chenopodium L. (sensu stricto, incl. Einadia Raf. and Rhagodia R.Br.)
  • Exomis Fenzl ex Moq.
  • Extriplex E.H.Zacharias
  • Grayia Hook. & Arn.
  • Holmbergia Hicken
  • Lipandra Moq.
  • Manochlamys Aellen
  • Microgynoecium Hook.f.
  • Micromonolepis Ulbr.
  • Oxybasis Kar. & Kir.
  • Proatriplex (W.A.Weber) Stutz & G.L.Chu
  • Stutzia E.H.Zacharias (Syn. Endolepis Torr.)

Atripliceae are a tribe of the subfamily Chenopodioideae belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Atriplex is the largest genus of the tribe. Species of Atripiceae are ecologically important in steppe and semi-desert climates.[2]

Distribution

Most of the species are distributed in Africa, Australia, and North America, with some others spread out worldwide.[3]

Taxonomy

Traditional taxonomy of Atripliceae based on morphological features has been controversial.[2][3] Molecular studies have found that many genera are not true clades. One such study found that Atripliceae could be divided into two main clades, Archiatriplex, with a few, scattered species, and the larger Atriplex clade, which is highly diverse and found around the world.[3]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Atripliceae.
  1. ^ Fuentes-Bazan, Susy; Uotila, Pertti; Borsch, Thomas (2012). "A novel phylogeny-based generic classification for Chenopodium sensu lato, and a tribal rearrangement of Chenopodioideae (Chenopodiaceae)". Willdenowia. 42 (1): 5–24. doi:10.3372/wi.42.42101. ISSN 0511-9618.
  2. ^ a b "Molecular phylogeny of Atripliceae (Chenopodioideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for systematics, biogeography, flower and fruit evolution, and the origin of C4 photosynthesis". www.pubfacts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  3. ^ a b c Flores, Hilda; Davis, Jerrold I. (2001). "A Cladistic Analysis of Atripliceae (Chenopodiaceae) Based on Morphological Data". Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 128 (3): 297. doi:10.2307/3088719. JSTOR 3088719.
Taxon identifiers
Atripliceae