Aralioideae

Aralioideae
	Clump of Aralia spinosa; Nesmith, South Carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Subfamily:	Aralioideae
Tribes
	Aralieae; Mackinlayeae; Schefflerieae; and see text

Aralioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants contains around 50 recognized genera. These include the genus Panax, to which ginseng belongs. Other notable species are the Angelica-tree (devil's walking-stick, Aralia spinosa), the devil's club (Oplopanax horridus), or common ivy (Hedera helix).

They are traditionally divided into a number of tribes. More recently it has turned out that the Aralieae and Schefflerieae were not accurately delimited. However, with moving some genera around, monophyly of each taxon can probably be achieved. Splitting the Panaceae from the Aralieae is rejected by the current state of knowledge, and whether the Schefflerieae can be accurately subdivided into the Plerandreae and Tetraplasandreae is at least highly doubtful. The Mackinlayeae seem to form a smaller and more basal lineage, but many other genera still await study.

Mackinlayeae

Aralieae

Schefflerieae

Placement unresolved

Anakasia
Astrotricha – basal?
Cephalaralia – basal?
Cheirodendron – basal?
Cussonia – basal?
Harmsiopanax
Megalopanax
Merrilliopanax
Motherwellia
Osmoxylon – basal?
Raukaua – basal?
Seemannaralia
Woodburnia

References

Crescent Bloom Plants. Retrieved April 11, 2007.

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