Gerrardinaceae: A New Family of African Flowering Plants Unresolved Among Brassicales, Huerteales, Malvales, and Sapindales
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2006
Department
Biological Sciences
School
Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Abstract
A new family of flowering plants, Gerrardinaceae M. H. Alford, is created for Gerrardina Oliver, an African genus of two species formerly allied to tribe Homalieae of Flacourtiaceae. Unlike Homalieae, now placed in Salicaceae s.l. (Malpighiales), Gerrardina has cunonioid leaf teeth, a cupular receptacular disk, introrse anther dehiscence, and apical placentation. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data from plastid rbcL, and atpB indicate that Gerrardina is not closely allied with any family. It is unresolved among the "eurosids II" ("malvids"), a clade that includes Brassicales, Huerteales, Malvales, and Sapindales.
Publication Title
Taxon
Volume
55
Issue
4
First Page
959
Last Page
964
Recommended Citation
Alford, M. H.
(2006). Gerrardinaceae: A New Family of African Flowering Plants Unresolved Among Brassicales, Huerteales, Malvales, and Sapindales. Taxon, 55(4), 959-964.
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