Atripliceae
{{Short description|Tribe of flowering plants}}
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|image = Atriplexcalifornica.jpg
|image_caption = Extriplex californica
|taxon = Atripliceae
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|subdivision_ranks = Genera
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- Archiatriplex G.L.Chu
- Atriplex L.
- Chenopodiastrum S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
- Chenopodium L. (sensu stricto, incl. Einadia Raf. and Rhagodia R.Br.)
- Exomis Fenzl ex Moq.
- Extriplex E.H.Zacharias
- Grayia Hook. & Arn.
- Holmbergia Hicken
- Lipandra Moq.
- Manochlamys Aellen
- Microgynoecium Hook.f.
- Micromonolepis Ulbr.
- Oxybasis Kar. & Kir.
- Proatriplex (W.A.Weber) Stutz & G.L.Chu
- Stutzia E.H.Zacharias (Syn. Endolepis Torr.)
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Atripliceae are a tribe of the subfamily Chenopodioideae belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Atriplex is the largest genus of the tribe. Species of Atripiceae are ecologically important in steppe and semi-desert climates.{{Cite web|title = Molecular phylogeny of Atripliceae (Chenopodioideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for systematics, biogeography, flower and fruit evolution, and the origin of C4 photosynthesis.|url = http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/21616801/Molecular-phylogeny-of-Atripliceae-Chenopodioideae-Chenopodiaceae-Implications-for-systematics-bioge|website = www.pubfacts.com|accessdate = 2015-12-30}}
Distribution
Most of the species are distributed in Africa, Australia, and North America, with some others spread out worldwide.
Taxonomy
Traditional taxonomy of Atripliceae based on morphological features has been controversial.{{Cite journal|title = A Cladistic Analysis of Atripliceae (Chenopodiaceae) Based on Morphological Data|url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274809339|journal = Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society|volume = 128|issue = 3|doi = 10.2307/3088719|first1 = Hilda|last1 = Flores|first2 = Jerrold I.|last2 = Davis|year = 2001|page = 297|jstor = 3088719}} Molecular studies have found that many genera are not true clades. One such study found that Atripliceae could be divided into two main clades, Archiatriplex, with a few, scattered species, and the larger Atriplex clade, which is highly diverse and found around the world.
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