Galearieae
Encyclopedia
Galearieae is a no-longer-recognized tribe
of plant
of the family
Euphorbiaceae
. It comprised 3 genera, Galearia
, Microdesmis
, and Panda
. Molecular data show that although these three genera are related to each other, they do not belong in the subfamily Acalyphoideae
of the Euphorbiaceae
, and therefore they are generally now classified in the family Pandaceae
.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
. It comprised 3 genera, Galearia
Galearia
Galearia is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. There are 6 species present from Myanmar to the Malesia. They are large trees or shrubs which exudate a white liquid.The genus includes Bennettia R.Br. and Cremostachys Tul.....
, Microdesmis
Microdesmis
Microdesmis is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. There are 10 species, found in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, West Malesia.The genus includes Tetragyne Miq.....
, and Panda
Panda (plant)
Panda is a genus of plant of the family Pandaceae. Chimpanzees are observed to hammer on the nuts of Panda oleosa, which are particularly hard to open.The genus includes Porphyranthus Engl....
. Molecular data show that although these three genera are related to each other, they do not belong in the subfamily Acalyphoideae
Acalyphoideae
The Acalyphoideae is a subfamily belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae....
of the Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
, and therefore they are generally now classified in the family Pandaceae
Pandaceae
The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae. Those are:*Galearia...
.