Fabales
- Fabaceae (legume family)
- Polygalaceae (milkwort family, including Xanthophyllaceae)
- Quillajaceae
- Surianaceae
References
Savolainen, V., M. W. Chase, S. B. Hoot, C. M. Morton, D. E. Soltis, C. Bayer, M. F. Fay, A. Y. De Bruijn, S. Sullivan, and Y. L. Qiu. 2000a. Phylogenetics of flowering plants based on combined analysis of plastid atpB and rbcL gene sequences. Systematic Biology 49:306-362.
Savolainen, V., M. F. Fay, D. C. Albach, A. Backlund, M. van der Bank, K. M. Cameron, S. A. Johnson, M. D. Lledó, J.-C. Pintaud, M. Powell, M. C. Sheahan, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, P. Weston, W. M. Whitten, K. J. Wurdack, and M. W. Chase. 2000b. Phylogeny of the eudicots: a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcl gene sequences. Kew Bulletin 55:257-309.
Soltis, D. E., P. S. Soltis, M. W. Chase, M. E. Mort, D. C. Albach, M. Zanis, V. Savolainen, W. H. Hahn, S. B. Hoot, M. F. Fay, M. Axtell, S. M. Swensen, L. M. Prince, W. J. Kress, K. C. Nixon, and J. S. Farris. 2000. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133:381-461.
Information on the Internet
- International Legume Database & Information Service
- Bean Bag. A newsletter to promote communication among research scientists concerned with the systematics of the Leguminosae/Fabaceae.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Trifolium macrocephalum |
|---|---|
| Location | East of Calpine, Sierra Valley (Sierra County, California, USA) |
| Comments | Big-headed clover (Fabaceae) |
| Acknowledgements | courtesy CalPhotos |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © 2000 |
| Scientific Name | Acacia tortilis |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern Serengeti near Ndutu, Tanzania |
| Comments | Fabaceae |
| Copyright | © Greg and Marybeth Dimijian |
| Scientific Name | Polygala californica |
|---|---|
| Location | South fork of Smith river (California, USA) |
| Comments | California milkwort (Polygalaceae) |
| Creator | Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau |
| Acknowledgements | courtesy CalPhotos |
| Copyright | © 1995 |
