Subtribe Explained

Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus.^[1] The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The early use of this word is from 19th century. An example of a subtribe is Hyptidinae, a group of flowering plants that contains approximately 400 accepted species distributed in 19 genera.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822143021/https://www.lexico.com/definition/subtribe Article title
2. Bridi H, de Carvalho Meirelles G, Lino von Poser G . Subtribe Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae): A promising source of bioactive metabolites . Journal of Ethnopharmacology . 264 . 113225 . January 2021 . 32763419 . 7403033 . 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113225 .