Drosophyllaceae
Synonymy
Drosophyllaceae in Preslia 61: 122. 1989 sec. APG [Angiosperm Phylogeny Group] 2016
- Type: Drosophyllum
Content
Introduction
A monotypic family that includes carnivorous subshrubs distributed in Spain, Portugal and Morocco (Kubitzki 2003c). These are characterised by reverse circinate leaves, basal placentation, polyporate pollen and a chromosome base number x = 6 (Heubl & al. 2006). Historically, the single genus Drosophyllum was placed within Droseraceae but its position as independent lineage has been well-supported by several molecular phylogenetic studies (e.g. Meimberg & al. 2000; Cuénoud & al. 2002; Hilu & al. 2003; Brockington & al. 2009; Schäferhoff & al. 2009). These studies also revealed the closer relationship of Drosophyllacae with the clade Ancistrocladaceae+Dioncophyllaceae rather than Droseraceae.A
A. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W.G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N. & Nyffeler, R. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383