5-541: Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 species of plants in the aster family . They are mostly found in the tropics and warmer temperate areas, both in the Americas and the Old World . They are mostly herbaceous plants or shrubs , although there is at least one tree species, Vernonia arborea . Vernonieae is considered sister to the tribe Liabeae . The tribe originated in southern Africa or Madagascar , and spread to
10-424: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tribe (biology) In biology , a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus , but below family and subfamily . It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes . By convention, all taxa ranked above species are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe. In zoology , the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include
15-544: Is divided into subtribes, including the subtribe Massoniinae. The standard ending for the name of a botanical subtribe is "-inae". In bacteriology , the form of tribe names is as in botany, e.g., Pseudomonadeae, based on the genus name Pseudomonas . An unfamiliar taxonomic rank cannot necessarily be identified as a tribe merely by the presence of one of the standard suffixes: Accordingly, working within animals alone, subfamily -inae , tribe -ini, and subtribe -ina are unique suffixes to their specific taxonomic ranks. At
20-538: The Americas in at least two different events. In many works some 80% of the species in this tribe are classified in the genus Vernonia . Other authors, like Harold E. Robinson , divide the tribe into a larger number of small genera. [REDACTED] Media related to Vernonieae at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Data related to Vernonieae at Wikispecies [REDACTED] The dictionary definition of vernonieae at Wiktionary This Asteraceae -related article
25-450: The tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). The tribe Hominini is divided into subtribes by some scientists; subtribe Hominina then comprises "humans". The standard ending for the name of a zoological subtribe is "-ina". In botany , the standard ending for the name of a botanical tribe is "-eae". Examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae . The tribe Hyacintheae
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