Kingdom Plantae Rank Subfamily | Order Rosales | |
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Similar Colurieae, Chamaebatia, Lindleya, Rosoideae, Vauquelinia | ||
The Dryadoideae subfamily of the Rosaceae consists of four genera, all of which share root nodules that host the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Frankia. They are subshrubs, shrubs, or small trees with a base chromosome number of 9, whose fruits are either an achene or an aggregate of achenes.
Taxonomic history
The subfamily has at various times been separated as its own family (Dryadaceae), or as a tribe (Dryadeae) or subtribe (Dryadinae).
References
Dryadoideae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA