Gunnerales
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Gunnerales | |
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Gunnera | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Core eudicots
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Order: | Gunnerales Takht. ex Reveal[1] |
Families | |
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The Gunnerales are an
Myrothamnaceae). In the Cronquist system (1981), the Gunneraceae were in the Haloragales and Myrothamnaceae in the Hamamelidales.[1] DNA analysis proved definitive, but the grouping of the two families was a surprise, given their very dissimilar morphologies. In the older systems of Cronquist (1981, 1988) and Takhtajan (1997), the Gunneraceae were in the Rosidae, and the Myrothamnaceae were in the Hamamelids. In modern classification systems, such as APG III and APG IV, this order was the first to derive from the core eudicots.[1][2]
Description
Both families contain ellagic acid. Phloem cells contain a large number of plastids and the leaves have dented borders.
The plants are
rps2
.
Ecology
Despite being related, the
Gunneraceae
look very different:
- The Gunneraceae are a mesophilic herb (often oversized), and the hydathodes are well developed and secrete mucilage or perhaps a resinous coating.
- The Myrothamnaceae are a reviviscent shrub of arid habitats, and the hydathodes are poorly developed and secrete plant resin.
Both have flowers without perianth, but the details of pollen (e.g. Zavada and Dilcher see 1986 10, Wanntorp et al. 2004th 2004b 11 and 12) differ. In Wilkinson 2000 13 is a table of differences.
References
- ^ hdl:10654/18083.
- ISSN 0024-4074.
External links
- Gunnerales in Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 7, May 2006.