Atripliceae

Atripliceae are a tribe of the subfamily Chenopodioideae belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Atriplex is the largest genus of the tribe. Species of Atripiceae are ecologically important in steppe and semi-desert climates.^[2]

Atripliceae
Extriplex californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Chenopodioideae
Tribe:	Atripliceae
Genera[1]
Archiatriplex G.L.Chu Atriplex L. Chenopodiastrum S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch Chenopodium L. (sensu stricto, incl. Einadia Raf. and Rhagodia R.Br.) Exomis Fenzl ex Moq. Extriplex E.H.Zacharias Grayia Hook. & Arn. Holmbergia Hicken Lipandra Moq. Manochlamys Aellen Microgynoecium Hook.f. Micromonolepis Ulbr. Oxybasis Kar. & Kir. Proatriplex (W.A.Weber) Stutz & G.L.Chu Stutzia E.H.Zacharias (Syn. Endolepis Torr.)

Distribution

Most of the species are distributed in Africa, Australia, and North America, with some others spread out worldwide.^[3]

Taxonomy

Traditional taxonomy of Atripliceae based on morphological features has been controversial.^[2][3] Molecular studies have found that many genera are not true clades. One such study found that Atripliceae could be divided into two main clades, Archiatriplex, with a few, scattered species, and the larger Atriplex clade, which is highly diverse and found around the world.^[3]