Primulaceae | |
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Primula vulgaris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
clade: | Angiosperms |
clade: | Eudicots |
clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae Vent. |
Genera | |
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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.
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The following genera, traditionally included in Primulaceae, should, according to Källersjö et al. (2000), belong to the family Myrsinaceae:
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.