Cneoroideae
Subfamily of flowering plants
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Cneoroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants that belongs to the family Rutaceae. The subfamilies Dictyolomatoideae and Spathelioideae are now included in the subfamily Cneoroideae.[1]
| Cneoroideae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Cneorum tricoccon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cneoroideae Webb[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Cneorum L. | |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
In 1896, Engler published a division of the family Rutaceae into seven subfamilies.[2] Two of Engler's monogeneric subfamilies, Dictyolomatoideae and Spathelioideae, are now included in the subfamily Cneoroideae, along with genera Engler placed in other families.[1] The subfamily name Cneoroideae is attributed to Philip Barker-Webb in 1842.[3]
Genera
Genera placed in Cneoroideae in a 2021 classification of the Rutaceae into subfamilies are:[1]
- Bottegoa Chiov.
- Cedrelopsis Baill.
- Cneorum L.
- Dictyoloma A.Juss.
- Harrisonia R.Br. ex A.Juss.
- Ptaeroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Sohnreyia K.Krause
- Spathelia L.
