- Primulaceae
Taxobox
name = Primrose family
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image_caption = "Primula vulgaris "
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regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ericales
familia = Primulaceae
familia_authority = Vent.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See textPrimulaceae is a family of
flowering plant s with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.List of Genera
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Androsace " L. (syn. "Douglasia", "Vitaliana") – rock jasmine, rock-jasmine, rockjasmine
*"Bryocarpum " Hook. f. & Thomson
*"Cortusa " L.
*"Dionysia" Fenzl
*"Dodecatheon " L. – shooting star, shootingstar
*"Hottonia " L. – hottonia
*"Kaufmannia " Regel
*"Omphalogramma " (Franch.) Franch.
*"Pomatosace " Maxim.
*"Primula " L. – primrose, cowslip,oxlip
*"Samolus" L. – brookweed, waterpimpernel
*"Soldanella " L. –snowbell s
*"Stimpsonia " C.Wright ex A.GrayThe following genera, traditionally included in Primulaceae, should, according to Källersjö "et al." (2000), belong to the family
Myrsinaceae :
*"Anagallis " L. – anagallis,scarlet pimpernel
*"Ardisiandra " Hook. f.
*"Asterolinon " Hoffmans. & Link.
*"Coris " L.
*"Cyclamen " L. – cyclamen
*"Glaux" L. – sea milkwort
*"Lysimachia " L. – loosestrife, yellow loosestrife,yellow pimpernel
*"Pelletiera " A. St.-Hil.
*"Trientalis " L.References
[http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/cgi-bin/web.dbs/genlist.pl?PRIMULACEAE Primulaceae (RBG Kew)]
Källersjö, M., G. Bergqvist & A. A. Anderberg. 2000. Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s. l.: a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology. "Amer. J. Bot". 87: 1325–1341.
External links
* [http://www.topwalks.net/plants/generos/primulaceae_01.htm Primulaceae in Topwalks]
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