Perityleae

Perityleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae. The species of its genera are native exclusively to the New World.

Perityleae
Perityle emoryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Perityleae Baldwin et al. 2002
Genera[1]
Amauria Eutetras Galeana Lycapsus Pericome Perityle Villanova

This tribe is closely related to the Eupatorieae tribe. It was classified as a separate tribe following molecular studies of plastid DNA sequences.^[2]

Subtribes and genera

Perityleae subtribes and genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of April 2022:^[1]

• Subtribe Galeaninae Panero & B.G.Baldwin^[3]
  • Galeana La Llave
  • Villanova Lag.
• Subtribe Lycapsinae H.Rob.^[4]
  • Lycapsus Phil.
• Subtribe Peritylinae^[5]
  • Amauria Benth.
  • Eutetras A.Gray
  • Pericome A.Gray
  • Perityle Benth.