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Citation for Study 252

About Citation title: "Systematics of the Ericaceae, Empetraceae, Epacridaceae and related taxa based upon rbcL sequence data.".
About This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S2x7x96c18c15c22 (Status: Published).

Citation

Kron K., & Chase M. 1993. Systematics of the Ericaceae, Empetraceae, Epacridaceae and related taxa based upon rbcL sequence data. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 80: 735-741.

Authors

  • Kron K.
  • Chase M.

Abstract

The Ericaceae, Epacridaceae, and Empetraceae are usually recognized as closely related families of woody plants that share a preference for acidic soils, anthers that invert in development, and the presence of endosperm haustoria, among other characteristics. The Empetraceae are recognized as distinctive because of their often unisexual and wind-pollinated flowers. Epacridaceae are distinguished from Ericaceae by anthers that open by slits rather than pores and a primarily Australian distribution. Phylogenetic relationships of these related families are investigated using nucleotide sequences of the plastid gene rbcL. Parsimony analyses indicate a monophyletic, broadly defined Ericaceae that includes Empetraceae and Epacridaceae.

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