Tageteae

Marigold tribe
Tagetes patula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Asteroideae
Supertribe:Helianthodae
Tribe:Tageteae
Takht.
Genera

See text.

Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 216 species divided among 28 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).

Some authors include these plants within a more broadly defined tribe Heliantheae.[1]

Genera

References

  1. "187. Asteraceae". Flora of North America. Retrieved 2007-12-07.

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