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Primulaceae (primrose)

Angiospermae - Ericales - Primulaceae

Taxonomy
Primulaceae was named by Borkhausen (1797). It is extant.

It was assigned to Primulales by Knowlton (1919) and Mabberley (2000); and to Ericales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Primulaceae Borkhausen
1919Primulaceae Knowlton
2000Primulaceae Mabberley
2016Primulaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderEricales()
familyPrimulaceaeBorkhausen 1797
familyPrimulaceaeBorkhausen 1797

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Primulaceae Borkhausen 1797 [primrose]
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G. Lysimachia Linnaeus 1753
G. Maesa Forsskal 1775
G. Primula Linnaeus 1753 [primrose]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available