Plukenetieae

Plukenetieae is a tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 subtribes and 14 genera.^[1] Tribe Plukenetieae (Benth.) Hutch. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae) is a diverse pantropical lineage of ca. 17 genera and 350 species of twining vines and lianas, scandent to erect perennial herbs and subshrubs, and rarely shrubs and small trees.^[2]

Plukenetieae
Plukenetia volubilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Plukenetieae Hutch.
Subtribes and genera
Subtribe Dalechampiinae Dalechampia Subtribe Plukenetiinae Angostylis Astrococcus Haematostemon Plukenetia Romanoa Subtribe Tragiinae Acidoton Bia Cnesmone Megistostigma Pachystylidium Platygyna Sphaerostylis Tragia Tragiella

See also

• Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae