Macarthuriaceae

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Macarthuriaceae

Macarthuriaceae Christenh. in Phytotaxa 181(4): 240. 2014 sec. Christenhusz & al. 20141
  • 1. Christenhusz, M. J. M., Brockington, S. F., Christin, P.-A. & Sage, R. F. 2014: On the disintegration of Molluginaceae: a new genus and family (Kewa, Kewaceae) segregated from Hypertelis, and placement of Macarthuria in Macarthuriaceae. – Phytotaxa 181(4): 238–242. http://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.181.4.4

Introduction

A monogeneric family restricted to Australia. Macarthuria has been shown to be sister to all core Caryophyllales (Brockington & al. 2011; Christin & al. 2011) and a separate family Macarthuriaceae was proposed (Christenhusz & al. 2014).A,B,C,D

Bibliography

A. Brockington, S. F., Walker, R. H., Glover, R. H., Soltis, P.S. & Soltis, D.E. 2011: Complex pigment evolution in the Caryophyllales. – New Phytologist 190: 854 – 864. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03687.x|
B. Christenhusz, M. J. M., Brockington, S. F., Christin, P.-A. & Sage, R. F. 2014: On the disintegration of Molluginaceae: a new genus and family (Kewa, Kewaceae) segregated from Hypertelis, and placement of Macarthuria in Macarthuriaceae. – Phytotaxa 181(4): 238–242. http://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.181.4.4
C. Christin, P.-A., Sage, T. L., Edwards, E. J., Ogburn, R. M., Khoshravesh, R. & Sage, R. F. 2011: Complex evolutionary transitions and the significance of C3–C4 intermediate forms of photosynthesis in Molluginaceae. – Evolution 65: 643 – 660. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01168.x|
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