Members: 27 tribes, 7600 species.
Plant theory 2Rubioideae is split in 3 subfamilies: limited
Rubioideae,
Spermacocoideae and
Psychotrioideae. They are placed in
Subphase 1,
Subphase 2 and
Subphase 3 respectively. The small tribes of Coptosapelteae and Luculieae have been included in
Rubioideae, provisorily.
The limited
Rubioideae is not monophyletic.
Avicennia, the only genus in
Avicenniaceae, was provisorily placed in
Subphase 1Plant theory 1Rubioideae has many different kinds of genera, many being erect and many being climbers and creepers.
In the first version of the
Plant theory Rubioideae was placed in
Subphase 2, which fits with the climbers and creepers as members.
TaxonomyRubioideae is a monophyletic clade in
Rubiales.
Tribes and generaCoptosapelteae: Acranthera, Coptosapelta
Luculieae: Luculia
Colletoecemateae: Colletoecema
Coussareeae: Bradea, Coccocypselum, Coussarea, Cruckshanksia, Declieuxia, Faramea, Heterophyllaea, Hindsia, Oreopolus
Lasiantheae: Lasianthus, Paralasianthus, Ronabea, Saldinia, Trichostachys
Mitchelleae: Damnacanthus, Mitchella
Urophyllea: Amphidasya, Antherostele, Crobylanthe, Didymopogon, Lepidostoma, Leucolophus, Pauridiantha, Pentaloncha, Praravinia, Raritebe, Rhaphidura, Rhipidantha, Stichianthus, Temnopteryx, Urophyllum