Tilioideae

taxobox
name = Tilioideae


image_caption = The huge Large-leaved Linden ("Tilia platyphyllos") of Teuchatz in Franconia
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
subfamilia = Tilioideae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = * "Craigia"
* "Tilia"and see text
synonyms = Tiliaceae ("partim")|

"Tilioideae" is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily. It was formerly considered a large group, placed at family rank and called Tiliaceae.

Within the framework of the APG II system, an extended family Malvaceae is recognized. This is formed by uniting the core Malvales of the Cronquist system - Bombacaceae, Malvaceae "sensu stricto", Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae. This Malvaceae "sensu lato" contains a clade of only 2 or 3 living genera which include "Tilia" (linden, basswood), the clade consequently becoming the Tilioideae.

Apart from the namesake genus "Tilia" and "Craigia", according to the [http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html AP-Website] the Tilioideae seem to contain also the genus "Mortoniodendron". Most other genera of the "Tiliaceae" fall into two other subfamilies of Malvaceae, the Brownlowioideae and Grewioideae.