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Sterculioideae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Higher classification
  
Mallows

Order
  
Malvales

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Cola, Cola scheffleri, Cola boxiana

Sterculioideae is a subfamily of the Malvaceae family containing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs.

A 2006 molecular study indicated the Sterculioideae was most likely to be a monophyletic group, and that it had four major clades within it. However, the relationships between the clades were not resolved.

The clades consist of a:

  • Cola clade, with the genera Cola and Octolobus of Africa and Pterygota of Africa, South America and southeast Asia forming a subclade, Hildegardia and Firmiana forming a second and Scaphium and Pterocymbium a third.
  • Heritiera clade comprising the genus Heritiera
  • Sterculia clade comprising the large genus Sterculia of Africa and Asia.
  • Brachychiton clade of Australasian and New Caledonian species, including Brachychiton, Acropogon, Argyrodendron and Franciscodendron.

    • References

    Sterculioideae Wikipedia
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