Aethionemoideae D.A.German, Hendriks, M.Koch, F.Lens, Lysak, C.D.Bailey, Mumm. & Al-Shehbaz, 2023

German, Dmitry A., Hendriks, Kasper P., Koch, Marcus A., Lens, Frederic, Lysak, Martin A., Bailey, C. Donovan, Mummenhoff, Klaus & Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A., 2023, An updated classification of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), PhytoKeys 220, pp. 127-144 : 127

Aethionemoideae D.A.German, Hendriks, M.Koch, F.Lens, Lysak, C.D.Bailey, Mumm. & Al-Shehbaz subfam. nov.

Type.

Aethionema W.T. Aiton

Description.

Trichomes and multicellular glands absent. Leaves entire, articulate at base. Fruits silicles, angustiseptate, bilocular, few-seeded, dehiscent, or unilocular, one-seeded, indehiscent; sometimes both types present. Most common x = 11, 12.

Distribution.

Primarily SW Asia, especially Turkey, Iran & Transcaucasia.

Tribes.

Aethionemeae Al-Shehbaz, Beilstein & E.A. Kellogg.

Note.

For many species of Aethionema a 3-nerved petal claw has been described (e.g., Hedge 1965). Further studies are needed to verify whether this is a feature present in all members of Aethionema and whether it is unique to the genus (and then diagnostic for the subfamily).