Theophrastoideae

Theophrastoideae
Jacquinia pungens flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Subfamily:	Theophrastoideae A.DC.[1][2]
Type genus
Theophrasta L.
Tribes
Samoleae Reichenbach Theophrasteae Bartling
Synonyms
Theophrastaceae D.Don[3]

Theophrastoideae is a small subfamily of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly recognized as a separate family Theophrastaceae. As previously circumscribed, the family consisted of eight genera and 95 species of trees or shrubs, native to tropical regions of the Americas.