Biology:Calostemmateae

Short description: Tribe of flowering plants

Calostemmateae
Calostemma luteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:	Calostemmateae D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.Doblies
Type genus
Calostemma R.Br.
Genera
Proiphys Calostemma

Calostemmateae are a very small tribe of subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae). They are herbaceous monocot perennial flowering plants endemic to Australasia. The tribe consists of two genera, Proiphys and Calostemma.

The placement of Calostemmateae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:

Cladogram: Tribes of subfamily Amaryllidoideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae Africa  Tribe Amaryllideae       Africa  Tribe Cyrtantheae     Africa  Tribe Haemantheae   Australasia Tribe Calostemmateae         Eurasian clade Asia Tribe Lycorideae   Mediterranean   Tribe Galantheae       Tribe Pancratieae     Tribe Narcisseae         American clade Hippeastroid clade   Tribe Griffineae     Tribe Hippeastreae     Andean clade     Tribe Eustephieae         Tribe Eucharideae/Stenomesseae         Tribe Clinantheae     Tribe Hymenocallideae

Bibliography

• Müller-Doblies, U.; Müller-Doblies, D. (1996). "Tribes and subtribes and some species combinations in Amaryllidaceae J St Hil R Dahlgren & al. 1985". Feddes Repertorium 107 (5–6): S.c.1–S.c.9. 
• Vigneron, Pascal (2008). "Amaryllidaceae" (in fr). http://www.amaryllidaceae.org//index.htm. 
• "Amaryllidaceae: A taxonomic tool for the Amaryllidaceae of the world". eMonocot. http://amaryllidaceae.e-monocot.org/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10440671 entry