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On the systematic position of the genus Coris (Primulaceae)
Author(s) -
Anderberg Arne A.,
Trift Ida,
Källersjö Mari
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1998.tb01872.x
Subject(s) - primulaceae , biology , cladistics , phylogenetic tree , phylogenetics , genus , botany , zoology , evolutionary biology , genetics , gene
The systematic position of the aberrant primulaceous genus Coris was investigated by means of cladistic analysis of nucleotide sequence data from the chloroplast gene rbcL . One new sequence ( Coris ) was added to a data matrix composed of a set of previously published sequences. The notion that Coris is most closely related to the Lythraceae is rejected, and very strong support for its position within the Primulaceae was found. The clariñcation of this issue is important for future analyses of phylogenetic interrelationships in the Primulales.