A phylogenetic analysis of the Orchidaceae

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Label

A phylogenetic analysis of the Orchidaceae

Statement of responsibility

Pamela Burns- Balogh and V.A. Funk

Creator

• Burns-Balogh, Pamela

Contributor

• Funk, V. A., (Vicki Ann.), 1947-

Subject

• Plants -- Phylogeny
• Orchids -- Classification
• Cladistic analysis

Genre

• Classification

Language

eng

Summary

The Orchidaceae is the largest flowering plant family, with approximately 25,000 species. Sixty-eight apomorphies grouped into forty-two transformation series were used to construct a cladogram for the twenty-six tribes of the family. A detailed discussion of the characters is followed by an in-depth analysis of the cladogram. The cladogram was used to develop a classification and a natural key to the tribes. Seven subfamilies (Neuwiedioideae, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae, Spiranthoideae, Neottioideae, Orchidoideae, and Epidendroideae) are divided into 20 tribes, the majority of which are defined by synapomorphies. Of the intrasubfamily classifications, that of the Epidendroideae is the most tenuous. The phylogeny and classification presented here are hypotheses of relationship and are therefore subject to change as more information becomes available

Member of

• Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 61

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Cataloging source

DLC

Government publication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Smithsonian contributions to botany

Series volume

no. 61