Clinantheae is a
tribe (in the family
Amaryllidaceae, subfamily
Amaryllidoideae), where it forms part of the Andean
clade, one of two American clades.[2] The tribe was described in 2000 by
Alan Meerowet al. as a result of a
molecular phylogenetic study of the American Amaryllidoideae.[1] This demonstrated that the tribe
Stenomesseae, including the type genus Stenomesson was polyphyletic. Part of the tribe
segregated with the
Eucharideae and were submerged into it, while the other part formed a unique subclade. Since the
type species of Stenomesson was not part of the second subclade, it was necessary to form a new name for the remaining species together with the other genera that remained. This was Clinanthus, the oldest name for these species, and consequently the tribe Clinantheae.[2]
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
The placement of Clinantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram, where this tribe is shown as a
sister group to the
Hymenocallideae.[1]
Müller-Doblies, U.;
Müller-Doblies, D. (1996). "Tribes and subtribes and some species combinations in Amaryllidaceae J St Hil R Dahlgren & al. 1985". Feddes Repertorium. 107 (5–6): S.c.1–S.c.9.