Cneoroideae

Cneoroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants that belongs to the family Rutaceae. The subfamilies Dictyolomatoideae and Spathelioideae are now included in the subfamily Cneoroideae.^[1]

Cneoroideae
Cneorum tricoccon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Cneoroideae Webb[1]
Type genus
Cneorum L.
Genera
See text.

Taxonomy

In 1896, Engler published a division of the family Rutaceae into seven subfamilies.^[2] Two of Engler's monogeneric subfamilies, Dictyolomatoideae and Spathelioideae, are now included in the subfamily Cneoroideae, along with genera Engler placed in other families.^[1] The subfamily name Cneoroideae is attributed to Philip Barker-Webb in 1842.^[3]

Genera

Genera placed in Cneoroideae in a 2021 classification of the Rutaceae into subfamilies are:^[1]

• Bottegoa Chiov.
• Cedrelopsis Baill.
• Cneorum L.
• Dictyoloma A.Juss.
• Harrisonia R.Br. ex A.Juss.
• Ptaeroxylon Eckl. & Zeyh.
• Sohnreyia K.Krause
• Spathelia L.