Vaccinieae

Vaccinieae

Vaccinieae

Tribe of flowering plants

Vaccinieae is a tribe of over 1000 species in the plant family Ericaceae.[1] The tribe consists of morphologically diverse woody plants. Species within Vaccinieae can be found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.[1] Genetic analysis indicates that Vaccinieae is not a monophyletic group.[1]

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Genera

Agapetes - Anthopteropsis - Anthopterus - Calopteryx - Cavendishia - Ceratostema - Costera - Demosthenesia - Didonica - Dimorphanthera - Diogenesia - Disterigma - Gaylussacia - Gonocalyx - Laterospora - Macleania - Mycerinus - Notopora - Oreanthes - Orthaea - Paphia - Pellegrinia - Periclesia - Plutarchia - Polyclita - Psammisia - Rusbya - Satyria - Semiramisia - Siphonandra - Sphyrospermum - Themistoclesia - Thibaudia - Utleya - Vaccinium

References

  1. [1]
    Kathleen A. Kron, E. Ann Powell and J. L. Luteyn (2002). "Phylogenetic relationships within the blueberry tribe (Vaccinieae, Ericaceae) based on sequence data from MATK and nuclear ribosomal ITS regions, with comments on the placement of Satyria". American Journal of Botany. 89 (2): 327–336. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.2.327. PMID 21669741.

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