Familial classification of the Boraginales

he Boraginales are now universally accepted as monophyletic and firmly placed in Lamiidae. However, a consensus about familial classification has remained elusive, with some advocating recognition of a single, widely variable family, and others proposing recognition of several distinct families. A consensus classification is proposed here, based on recent molecular phylogenetic studies, morphological characters, and taking nomenclatural stability into consideration. We suggest the recognition of eleven, morphologically well-defined and clearly monophyletic families, namely the Boraginaceae s.str., Codonaceae, Coldeniaceae fam. nov., Cordiaceae, Ehretiaceae, Heliotropiaceae, Hoplestigmataceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Lennoaceae, Namaceae, and Wellstediaceae. Descriptions, synonomy, a taxonomic key, and a list of genera for these eleven families are provided, including the new family Coldeniaceae (monogeneric) and Namaceae (segregated from Hydrophyllaceae and comprising Nama, Eriodictyon, Turricula, and Wigandia), the latter necessitating a revised circumscription of a more morphologically coherent Hydrophyllaceae

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Luebert Bruron, Federico José, Cecchi, Lorenzo, Frohlich, Michael, Gottschling, Marc, Guilliams, C. Matt, Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen, Hilger, Hartmut, Miller, James, Mittelbach, Moritz, Nazaire, Mare, Nepi, Massimo, Nocentini, Daniele, Daniele, Dietrich, Olmstead, Richard, Selvi, Federico, Simpson, Michael, Sutorý, Karel, Valdés, Benito, Walden, Genevieve, Weigend, Maximilian
Format:	Artículo de revista biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	International Association for Plant Taxonomy 2016-12-05T17:19:47Z
Subjects:	Angiosperms, Boraginaceae, Boraginales, Classification, Family, Plant taxonomy,
Online Access:	https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/141645
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