Tageteae Explained

Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 260 species divided among 32 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).

Some authors include these plants within a more broadly defined tribe Heliantheae.^[1]

Subtribes and genera

Tageteae subtribes and genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of April 2022:^[2]

• Subtribe Flaveriinae ^[3]
  • Flaveria
  • Haploesthes
  • Sartwellia
• Subtribe Jaumeinae ^[4]
  • Jaumea
• Subtribe Pectidinae ^[5]
  • Adenophyllum
  • Arnicastrum
  • Bajacalia
  • Boeberastrum
  • Boeberoides
  • Chrysactinia
  • Clappia
  • Comaclinium
  • Dysodiopsis
  • Dyssodia
  • Gymnolaena
  • Harnackia
  • Hydropectis
  • Jamesianthus
  • Lescaillea
  • Leucactinia
  • Nicolletia
  • Oxypappus
  • Pectis
  • Porophyllum
  • Pseudoclappia
  • Schizotrichia
  • Strotheria
  • Tagetes
  • Thymophylla
  • Urbinella
• Subtribe Varillinae ^[6]
  • Coulterella
  • Varilla

Notes and References

1. Web site: 187. Asteraceae . Flora of North America . 2007-12-07.
2. Web site: Tageteae Cass.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-20.
3. Web site: Flaveriinae Less.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-20.
4. Web site: Jaumeinae Benth. & Hook.f.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-20.
5. Web site: Pectidinae Less.. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-20.
6. Web site: Varillinae B.L.Turner & A.M.Powell. Compositae Working Group (CWG). Global Compositae Database. 2022-04-20.