Morindeae Explained

Morindeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The tribe contains about 165 species in 5 genera, found mainly in the tropics and subtropics.^[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Appunia Hook.f. (14 sp)
• Coelospermum Blume (11 sp)
• Gynochthodes Blume (97 sp)
• Morinda L. (42 sp)
• Siphonandrium K.Schum. (1 sp)

Synonyms

• Appunettia R.D.Good = Morinda
• Belicea Lundell = Morinda
• Bellynkxia Müll.Arg. = Appunia
• Figuierea Montrouz. = Coelospermum
• Guttenbergia Zoll. & Moritzi = Gynochthodes
• Holostyla Endl. = Coelospermum
• Holostylis Rchb. = Coelospermum
• Imantina Hook.f. = Gynochthodes
• Merismostigma S.Moore = Coelospermum
• Olostyla DC. = Coelospermum
• Pogonanthus Montrouz. = Gynochthodes
• Pogonolobus F.Muell. = Coelospermum
• Rojoc Adans. = Morinda
• Sarcopygme Setch. & Christoph. = Morinda
• Sphaerophora Blume = Gynochthodes
• Stigmanthus Lour. = Gynochthodes
• Tetralopha Hook.f. = Gynochthodes
• Trisciadia Hook.f. = Coelospermum

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 20 April 2016.
2. Robbrecht E, Manen J-F. 2006. The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae. Systematic Geography of Plants. 76. 85–146.
3. Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
4. Bremer B, Eriksson E. 2009. Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170. 6. 766–793. 10.1086/599077. 49332892.