Cichorieae
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Cichorieae
Cichorium intybus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Cichorioideae Tribe: Cichorieae
Selected Genera
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Synonyms
Lactuceae Cassini

Cichorieae (sometimes Lactuceae) is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes 100 genera and more than 1,600 species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the Eastern Hemisphere.^[1]

List of Genera

References

1. ^ Brouillet, Luc; Barkley, Theodore M.; Strother, John L. (2006), "Cichorieae", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 19, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 214 
2. ^ Kilian, N. & Gemeinholzer, B.. "Studies in the Compositae of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra – 7. Erythroseris, a new genus and the previously unknown sister group of Cichorium (Cichorieae subtribe Cichoriinae)". Willdenowia 37: 283–296. doi:10.3372/wi.37.37117. 

External Links

International Cichorieae Network

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