Primulaceae

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iPrimrose family
Primula vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Primulaceae Vent.
Genera
See text

Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.

[edit] List of Genera

• 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. – snowbells
• Stimpsonia C.Wright ex A.Gray

The 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. – starflower

[edit] References

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.