Biology:Atripliceae

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Short description: Tribe of flowering plants

Atripliceae
Atriplexcalifornica.jpg
Extriplex californica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Tribe: Atripliceae
Genera[1]

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

  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. 2.0 2.1 "Molecular phylogeny of Atripliceae (Chenopodioideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for systematics, biogeography, flower and fruit evolution, and the origin of C4 photosynthesis.". http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/21616801/Molecular-phylogeny-of-Atripliceae-Chenopodioideae-Chenopodiaceae-Implications-for-systematics-bioge. Retrieved 2015-12-30. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274809339. 

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