Theophrastoideae
Theophrastoideae is a small subfamily of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly recognized as a separate family Theophrastaceae. As previously circumscribed, the family consisted of eight genera and 95 species of trees or shrubs, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
Theophrastoideae | |
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Jacquinia pungens flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Subfamily: | Theophrastoideae A.DC. |
Type genus | |
Theophrasta L. | |
Tribes | |
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Synonyms | |
Theophrastaceae D.Don |
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