1.3. Galphimieae Nied. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 4: 53, 67. 1890.

≡ Galphimiinae Nied. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. III, 4: 53, 69. 1890.

Type genus.

Galphimia Cav.

Diagnosis.

Peduncle of cincinni present, floral buds with petals keeled, anther projections laterally inserted on thecae, presence of naphthopyrans and oxazinanes.

Notes.

Galphimieae currently comprises only three accepted genera ( Galphimia, Spachea, and Verrucularina) and 40 species (20 threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of trees, shrubs or subshrubs endemic to the Americas (POWO 2024).