Familial classification of the Boraginales
Author
- 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;
Abstract
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
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Taxon 65 (3) • June 2016: 502–522
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