Hypericeae

Hypericeae is a tribe of the Hypericaceae family that contains the genera Hypericum, Thornea, and Lianthus.[1] It was first described by Jacques Choisy, a Swiss botanist, in 1821 in the 32nd issue of Prodr. Monogr. Hypėric.. It was also later described by Adolf Engler in 1895 in the Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam.[2]

Hypericeae
Hypericum perforatum L.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Tribe: Hypericeae
Choisy (1821)
Genera

Description

The tribe contains herbs and shrubs, with several common characteristics. Their ovaries all have 3-5 lateral membrane placenta, and are either incomplete or with 3-5 locules. Their seeds lack wings, and their cotyledons are normally shorter than their hypocotyls.[2]

References

  1. "Hypericeae". Canadensys. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. Engler, Adolf (1895). "1. Hypericum - Hypericeae Engl". U. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3 (6): 205 via FRPS.
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