Primulaceae
| Primulaceae | |
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| Primula vulgaris (primrose) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae Batsch ex Borkh.[1] |
| Genera | |
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The Primulaceae are a family of herbaceous flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers, commonly known as the primrose family. Most Primulaceae are perennial though some species, such as scarlet pimpernel,[2] are annuals.[3]
Genera
- Androsace L. (syn. Douglasia, Vitaliana) – rock jasmine, rock-jasmine, rockjasmine
- Bryocarpum Hook. f. & Thomson
- Cortusa L.
- Dionysia Fenzl
- Dodecatheon L. – shooting star, shootingstar
- Hottonia L. – hottonia
- Kaufmannia Regel
- Omphalogramma (Franch.) Franch.
- Pomatosace Maxim.
- Primula L. – primrose, cowslip, oxlip
- Soldanella L. – snowbells
- Stimpsonia C.Wright ex A.Gray
Genera included in Myrsinaceae
These genera, traditionally included in Primulaceae, should, according to Källersjö et al. (2000), belong to the family Myrsinaceae:
- Anagallis L. – anagallis, scarlet pimpernel
- Ardisiandra Hook. f.
- Asterolinon Hoffmans. & Link.
- Badula Juss.
- Samolus L. – brookweed, waterpimpernel
- Coris L.
- Cyclamen L. – cyclamen
- Glaux L. – sea milkwort
- Lysimachia L. – loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, yellow pimpernel
- Myrsine L. – colicwood
- Pelletiera A. St.-Hil.
- Trientalis L.
In the APG III system, the Myrsinaceae were not recognized, but were sunk into Primulaceae, which in that system is circumscribed very broadly.[1]
References
- 1 2 Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ↑ "Primulaceae". University of California, Davis. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Primulaceae - Primrose Family". PlantLife.org. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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Källersjö, M., G. Bergqvist & A. A. Anderberg. 2000. Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s. l.: a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology. Amer. J. Bot. 87: 1325–1341.