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Anthemideae

Anthemideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family Asteraceae. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and southern Africa. Most species of plant known as chamomile belong to genera of this tribe.

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Anthemideae
Ismelia carinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Cass.
Type genus
Anthemis
L.
Genera1

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Anthemideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family Asteraceae. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and southern Africa.2 Most species of plant known as chamomile belong to genera of this tribe.

As of 2006 there were about 1800 species classified in 111 genera.2 In 2007 the tribe was divided into 14 subtribes,2 including Glebionidinae, the source of hybrid garden marguerites.3

Genera

Anthemis maritima source ↗
Artemisia cana source ↗

Anthemideae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as March 2022:4

References

References

  1. UniProt. "Anthemideae". Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. Oberprieler, C., et al. (2007) A new subtribal classification of the tribe Anthemideae (Compositae). doi:10.3372/wi.37.37104 Willdenowia 37(1): 89–114.
  3. Flores, Anita; Shaw, Julian & Watson, John (2018). "Unpicking a daisy chain". The Plantsman. New Series. 17 (4): 238–243.
  4. "Anthemideae Cass". Global Compositae Database. Compositae Working Group (CWG). 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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