Primulaceae
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Primulaceae
(′prim·yə′lās·ē′ē)
(botany) A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Primulales characterized by a herbaceous habit and capsular fruit with two to many seeds.
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IN BRIEF: n. - A dicotyledonous family of a particular order with a regular flower.
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Primulaceae
| Primulaceae | |
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| Primula vulgaris | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Eudicots |
| clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae Vent. |
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Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.
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Genera
- Androsace L. (syn. Douglasia, Vitaliana) – rock jasmine, rock-jasmine, rockjasmine
- Badula Juss.
- 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
The following 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.
- Samolus L. – brookweed, waterpimpernel
- Coris L.
- Cyclamen L. – cyclamen
- Glaux L. – sea milkwort
- Lysimachia L. – loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, yellow pimpernel
- Pelletiera A. St.-Hil.
- Trientalis L.
In the APG III system, Myrsinaceae was not recognized, but was sunk into Primulaceae, which in that system is circumscribed very broadly.
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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.
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