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Classification of Orchidaceae in the Age of DNA data
Author(s) -
Chase Mark W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1355-4905.2005.00466.x
Subject(s) - orchidaceae , cladogram , biology , evolutionary biology , gene , botany , genetics , phylogenetics , cladistics
Summary. The relationships of orchid tribes and subtribes are discussed in the light of recent DNA studies. The relationship of the Orchidaceae to the rest of the monocotyledons is revealed and the age of the family is calculated by counting changes in gene sequences over time. A summary cladogram of orchid relationships based on published DNA studies is given.