Durioneae (Tribe)

Overview

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A Tribe in the Kingdom Plantae.

Taxonomy

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The Tribe Durioneae is a member of the Subfamily Helicteroideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Durioneae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Malvanae Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Malvales Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee) A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Helicteroideae
        Tribe: Durioneae

The Tribe Durioneae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (6): Coelostegia · Cullenia · Durio · Kostermansia · Neesia · Scleronema
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 77 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Durioneae.

Genera

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Coelostegia

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Cullenia

Cullenia is a of flowering plants native to India and Sri Lanka. Earlier classification schemes place the genus in the Kapok-tree family (Bombacaceae), but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places it in the Malva family (Malvaceae). [more]

Durio

The durian is the of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family (although some taxonomists place Durio in a distinct family, Durionaceae). Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow as large as 30 centimetres (12 in) long and 15 centimetres (6 in) in diameter, and it typically weighs one to three kilograms (2 to 7 lb). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the color of its husk green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species. [more]

Kostermansia

Kostermansia is a genus of in the Malvaceae family. It contains the following species: [more]

Neesia

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Scleronema

Scleronema is a of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, S. angustirostre, S. minutum, and S. operculatum. S. angustirostre originates from Uruguay and grows to about 4.8 centimetres (1.9 in) SL. S. minutum and S. operculatum both originate from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; S. minutum 4.0 cm (1.6 in) SL and S. operculatum 8.0 cm (3.1 in). Scleronema is not included under any of the trichomycterid subfamilies. [more]

At least 11 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Scleronema.

More info about the Genus Scleronema may be found here.

Sources

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