Byttnerioideae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Byttnerieae - Hermannieae - Lasiopetaleae - Theobromeae

Genera: Abroma – Androcalva – Ayenia – Byttneria – Commersonia – Dicarpidium – Gilesia – Glossostemon – Guazuma – Guichenotia – Hannafordia – Hermannia – Herrania – Kleinhovia – Lasiopetalum – Leptonychia – Lysiosepalum – Maxwellia – Megatritheca – Melochia – Rayleya – Rulingia – Scaphopetalum – Seringia – Theobroma – Thomasia – Waltheria
Name

Byttnerioideae Burnett, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 599, 605. (1926)

Type genus: Byttneria Loefl., Iter Hispan. 313. (1758)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cacaoaceae T.Post & Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan. 667, 710. 1903.
Type genus: Cacao Mill.
Hermanniaceae Marquis, Esq. Règne Vég. 52. 1820.
Type genus: Hermannia L.
Lasiopetalaceae Rchb., Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37. 1823.
Type genus: Lasiopetalum Sm.
Melochiaceae J.Agardh, Theoria Syst. Pl. 271. 1858.
Type genus: Melochia L.
Theobromataceae J.Agardh, Theoria Syst. Pl. 264. 1858.
Type genus: Theobroma L.

References

Burnett, G.T. 1926. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 9: 599, 605.
Hassler, M. 2020. Byttnerioideae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 12. Reference page.
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.

Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.[1]

Tribes and genera

Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network:
Byttnerieae

Abroma Jacq.[2]
Ayenia L.
Byttneria Loefl.
Kleinhovia L.
Leptonychia Turcz.
Megatritheca Cristóbal
Rayleya Cristóbal
Scaphopetalum Mast.

Hermannieae

Dicarpidium F.Muell.[3]
Gilesia F.Muell.
Hermannia L.
Melochia L.
Waltheria L.

Lasiopetaleae

Commersonia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.[4]
Guichenotia J.Gay
Hannafordia F.Muell.
Keraudrenia J.Gay
Lasiopetalum Sm.
Lysiosepalum F.Muell.
Maxwellia Baill.
Rulingia R.Br.
Seringia J.Gay
Thomasia J.Gay

Theobromateae

Glossostemon Desf.[5]
Guazuma Mill.
Herrania Goudot
Theobroma L.

References

"Family: Malvaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Byttnerioideae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
"GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Byttnerieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
"GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Hermannieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
"GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Lasiopetaleae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
"GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Theobromateae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-19.