Sterculioideae

Updated on Nov 27, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Higher classification Mallows		Order Malvales Rank Subfamily

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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