Paederieae Explained

Paederieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains 81 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.^[1]

Genera

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

• Leptodermis Wall. (46 sp)
• Paederia L. (33 sp)
• Pseudopyxis Miq. (3 sp)
• Serissa Comm. ex A.Juss. (1 sp)
• Spermadictyon Roxb. (1 sp)

Synonyms

• Buchozia L'Hér. ex Juss. = Serissa
• Daun-Contu Adans. = Paederia
• Democritea DC. = Serissa
• Disodea Pers. = Paederia
• Dysoda Lour. = Serissa
• Hamiltonia Roxb. = Spermadictyon
• Hondbesseion Kuntze = Paederia
• Hondbessen Adans. = Paederia
• Lecontea A.Rich. ex DC. = Paederia
• Lygodisodea Ruiz & Pav. = Paederia
• Reussia Dennst. = Paederia
• Siphomeris Bojer = Paederia

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 13 April 2016.
2. Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
3. 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.
4. 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.