Ophiorrhizeae Explained

Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.^[1]

Genera

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

• Lerchea (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra
• Neurocalyx (5 sp.) - India, Sri Lanka
• Ophiorrhiza (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region
• Xanthophytum (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region

Synonyms

• Codaria = Lerchea
• Hayataella = Ophiorrhiza
• Mitreola = Ophiorrhiza
• Mungos = Ophiorrhiza
• Notodontia = Lerchea
• Paedicalyx = Xanthophytum
• Polycycliska = Lerchea
• Siderobombyx = Xanthophytum
• Xanthophytopsis = Xanthophytum

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 21 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.