Perityleae Explained

Perityleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae. The species of its genera are native exclusively to the New World.

This tribe is closely related to the Eupatorieae tribe. It was classified as a separate tribe following molecular studies of plastid DNA sequences.^[1]

Subtribes and genera

Perityleae subtribes and genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of April 2022:^[2]

• Subtribe Galeaninae ^[3]
  • Galeana
  • Villanova
• Subtribe Lycapsinae ^[4]
  • Lycapsus
• Subtribe Peritylinae^[5]
  • Amauria
  • Eutetras
  • Pericome
  • Perityle

Notes and References

1. Klaus Kubitzki, Joachim W. Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants
2. Web site: Perityleae B.G.Baldwin. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-15.
3. Web site: Galeaninae Panero & B.G.Baldwin. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-15.
4. Web site: Lycapsinae H.Rob.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-15.
5. Web site: Peritylinae Rydb.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-15.