| Cinchoneae | |
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| Cinchona calisaya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Cinchoneae DC. |
| Type genus | |
| Cinchona L. | |
The Cinchoneae are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing about 125 species in 9 genera. Representatives are found from Costa Rica to southern tropical America. Species within Cinchoneae are characterized as small trees or shrubs with imbricate or valvate corolla aestivation and often dry capsular fruits. Many species contain alkaloids.
Genera
Currently accepted names
- Ciliosemina Antonelli (2 sp)
- Cinchona L. (24 sp)
- Cinchonopsis L.Andersson (1 sp)
- Joosia H.Karst. (12 sp)
- Ladenbergia Klotzsch (35 sp)
- Maguireocharis Steyerm. (1 sp)
- Pimentelia Wedd. (1 sp)
- Remijia DC. (45 sp)
- Stilpnophyllum Hook.f. (4 sp)
Synonyms
- Cascarilla (Endl.) Wedd. = Ladenbergia
- Cephalodendron Steyerm. = Remijia
- Kinkina Adans. = Cinchona
- Macrocneumum Vand. = Remijia
- Quinquina Boehm. = Cinchona
References
- ^ "World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- Manns U, Bremer B (2010). "Towards a better understanding of intertribal relationships and stable tribal delimitations within Cinchonoideae s.s. (Rubiaceae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.002. PMID 20382247.
- Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197. S2CID 53378010.
- Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170 (6): 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077. S2CID 49332892.
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| Cinchoneae | |
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