Overview
Taxonomy
The Tribe Lantaneae is a member of the Subfamily Rhododendroideae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Lantaneae:
- 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: Asteridae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder: Lamianae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Order: Lamiales
Bromhead, 1838
- Family: Verbenaceae
(ver-be-NAY-see-ee)
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, 1805, nom. cons.
- Subfamily: Rhododendroideae
- Tribe: Lantaneae
- Subfamily: Rhododendroideae
- Family: Verbenaceae
(ver-be-NAY-see-ee)
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, 1805, nom. cons.
- Order: Lamiales
Bromhead, 1838
- Superorder: Lamianae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Subclass: Asteridae
Takhtajan, 1967
- Class: Magnoliopsida
Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
- Infraphylum: Radiatopses
Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Subphylum: Euphyllophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Tribe Lantaneae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (17): Acantholippia · Aloysia · Baillonia · Bouchea · Burroughsia · Chascanum · Diostea · Dipyrena · Lampayo · Lantana · Ledebouria · Lippia · Nashia · Neosparton · Phyla · Stachytarpheta · Ubochea
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,033 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Tribe Lantaneae.
Genera
Acantholippia
Aloysia
Aloysia is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. The roughly 35 species of aromatic shrubs it contains are generally known as beebrushes, with the most well-known being Lemon Verbena (A. citrodora). The genus is named for Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1819), wife of King Charles IV of Spain. [more]
Baillonia
Bouchea
Burroughsia
Chascanum
Diostea
Dipyrena
Lampayo
Lantana
Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5?2 m (1.6?6.6 ft) tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas. The generic name originated in Late Latin, where it refers to the unrelated Viburnum lantana. [more]
Ledebouria
Ledebouria is a of African bulbous perennial herbs in the hyacinth family Hyacinthaceae. Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves. [more]
Lippia
Lippia is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. It was named after , a French traveler. The genus contains roughly 200 species of tropical shrubs that are found around the world. Plants are fragrant due to their essential oils, which vary between species but may include estragole, carvacrol, linalool, or limonene. The leaves of certain species, such as L. graveolens, can be used as a culinary herb similar to oregano. [more]
Nashia
Nashia is a genus of the Vervain family (). [more]
Neosparton
Phyla
Phyla, the plural of phylum, may refer to: [more]
Stachytarpheta
Stachytarpheta is a genus of plant in family Verbenaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): [more]
Ubochea
More info about the Genus Ubochea may be found here.
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