Byttnerioideae

Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.[1]

Byttnerioideae
Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Byttnerioideae Burnett
Tribes
Byttnerieae Hermannieae Lasiopetaleae Theobromateae[1]

Tribes and genera

Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network:

Byttnerieae

• Abroma Jacq.[2]
• Ayenia L.
• Byttneria Loefl.
• Kleinhovia L.
• Leptonychia Turcz.
• Megatritheca Cristóbal
• Rayleya Cristóbal
• Scaphopetalum Mast.

Hermannieae

• Dicarpidium F.Muell.[3]
• Gilesia F.Muell.
• Hermannia L.
• Melochia L.
• Waltheria L.

Lasiopetaleae

• Commersonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[4]
• Guichenotia J.Gay
• Hannafordia F.Muell.
• Keraudrenia J.Gay
• Lasiopetalum Sm.
• Lysiosepalum F.Muell.
• Maxwellia Baill.
• Rulingia R.Br.
• Seringia J.Gay
• Thomasia J.Gay

Theobromateae

• Glossostemon Desf.[5]
• Guazuma Mill.
• Herrania Goudot
• Theobroma L.

References

1. "Family: Malvaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Byttnerioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
2. "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Byttnerieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
3. "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Hermannieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
4. "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Lasiopetaleae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
5. "GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Theobromateae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.

External links

• Media related to Byttnerioideae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Byttnerioideae at Wikispecies