Byttnerioideae

{{Short description|Subfamily of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Theobroma grandiflorum-flower.jpg

| image_caption = Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum)

| taxon = Byttnerioideae

| authority = Burnett

| subdivision_ranks = Tribes

| subdivision_ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1750 |title=Family: Malvaceae Juss., nom. cons. subfam. Byttnerioideae |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2007-04-12 |access-date=2011-02-19}}

| subdivision = Byttnerieae

Hermannieae

Lasiopetaleae

Theobromateae

}}

Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.

Byttneria is the type genus for the subfamily. Byttneria is now treated as synonym of Ayenia.Dorr, L.J. 2023. New combinations in Ayenia (Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae) for the flora of Ecuador. Phytoneuron 2023-04: 1– 5. Published 17 February 2023. ISSN 2153-733X

Tribes and genera

Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network:

=[[Byttnerieae]]=

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  • Abroma Jacq.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1759 |title=GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Byttnerieae|work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2011-02-19}}
  • Ayenia L.
  • Byttneria Loefl. (synonym of Ayenia)
  • Kleinhovia L.
  • Leptonychia Turcz.
  • Megatritheca Cristóbal
  • Rayleya Cristóbal (synonym of Ayenia)
  • Scaphopetalum Mast.

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=[[Hermannieae]]=

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  • Dicarpidium F.Muell.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1762 |title=GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Hermannieae|work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2011-02-19}}
  • Gilesia F.Muell.
  • Hermannia L.
  • Melochia L.
  • Waltheria L.

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=[[Lasiopetaleae]]=

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=[[Theobromateae]]=

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  • Glossostemon Desf.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?1761 |title=GRIN Genera of Malvaceae tribe Theobromateae|work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2011-02-19}}
  • Guazuma Mill.
  • Herrania Goudot
  • Theobroma L.

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References

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