ISHS Acta Horticulturae 615: IV International Conifer Conference
GENERIC AND FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE TAXACEAE FROM RBCL AND MATK SEQUENCE COMPARISONS |
| Author: | R.A. Price |
| Keywords: | Cephalotaxaceae, chloroplast DNA sequencing |
| Abstract:
Sequence comparisons of the chloroplast genes rbcL and matK suggest that the five genera of traditional Taxaceae plus Cephalotaxus can be treated as a single natural family. The expanded Taxaceae is very strongly supported as the sister group to the Cupressaceae. Within the expanded Taxaceae, three subfamilial lineages are well supported by sequence comparisons: Cephalotaxus; Amentotaxus plus Torreya; and Austrotaxus plus Pseudotaxus and Taxus. | |
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