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A new classification of the South African endemic family Bruniaceae based on molecular and morphological data
Author(s) -
Claßen-Bockhoff Regine,
Oliver Edward G.H.,
Hall Anthony V.,
Quint Marcus
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.1002/tax.604016
Subject(s) - monophyly , genus , biology , nomenclature , key (lock) , zoology , evolutionary biology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , phylogenetics , ecology , clade , genetics , gene
The classification of Bruniaceae is reviewed based on molecular ( matK, ITS, rbcL ) and morphological data, and the tribes and genera are redefined as monophyletic, morphologically diagnosable lineages. The family is subdivided into three tribes and six genera with 81 accepted species, Linconieae ( Linconia ), Audouinieae ( Audounia [incl. Tittmannia ], Thamnea [incl. Pseudobaeckea teres ]), and Brunieae ( Berzelia [incl. Brunia p.p.], Staavia [incl. Raspalia staavioides ], and Brunia [incl. Nebelia, Pseudobaeckea p.p., Raspalia p.p., Lonchostoma, Mniothamnea ]). A key for the new classification, a short description of each genus and an updated nomenclature of all the species are provided. Two new tribes are described and thirty‐eight new combinations and names are provided.