Augusteae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Augusteae
Genera: Augusta – Guihaiothamnus – Wendlandia
Name

Augusteae Kainul. & B.Bremer, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 173(3): 395. (2013)

Type genus: Augusta Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 1 (1828), nom. cons.

References

Kainulainen, K., Razafimandimbison, S.G. & Bremer, B. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships and new tribal delimitations in subfamily Ixoroideae (Rubiaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 173(3): 387-406. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12038 PDF Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Augusteae. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 15 2018.
Xie, P., Tu, T., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Zhu, C. & Zhang, D. 2014. Phylogenetic position of Guihaiothamnus (Rubiaceae): Its evolutionary and ecological implications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 78: 375-385. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.022 Paywall PDF Open access Reference page.

Augusteae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 89 species in 3 genera. Augusta is found from Mexico to Brazil and in the southwestern Pacific region, Wendlandia is found in northeastern tropical Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia and Queensland, and Guihaiothamnus is found in South China.[1]
Genera

Currently accepted names[1][2][3][4]

Augusta Pohl (4 sp)
Guihaiothamnus H.S.Lo (1 sp)
Wendlandia Bartl. ex DC. (84 sp)

Synonyms

Augustea DC. = Augusta
Bonifacia Silva Manso ex Steud. = Augusta
Katoutheka Adans. = Wendlandia
Lindenia Benth. = Augusta
Schreibersia Pohl = Augusta
Sestinia Boiss. & Hohen. = Wendlandia
Siphonia Benth. = Augusta

References

"World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
Bremer B (2009). "A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96: 4–26. doi:10.3417/2006197.
Bremer B, Eriksson E (2009). "Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170: 766–793. doi:10.1086/599077.
Xiea P, Tua T, Razafimandimbison SG, Zhua C, Zhang D (2014). "Phylogenetic position of Guihaiothamnus (Rubiaceae): Its evolutionary and ecological implications". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 78: 375–385. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.022. PMID 24931731.