Parnassiaceae | |
Publ. & Syn. | L., Sp. Pl.: 9 (1753). Lectotype (UPS): Europe. Herb. Burser IX:24, right hand specimen (Jonsell and Jarvis 2002: 82). The previously proposed LINN 25.2 is post-1753. |
Notes | Parnassia has traditionally been assigned to Saxifragaceae. According to phylogenetic evidence, Parnassia is relatively distant from that family (see Stevens 2001 onwards and references therein) and Parnassiaceae is rather a sister to Celastraceae in Celastrales (Zhang and Simmons 2006). |
Chromosomes | 22 (2x). - Europe, Siberia, Far East, Canada. - Several reports. |
Geography | European - Asian - amphi-Pacific - North American (N): (ALA CAN). |
Child taxa |
Parnassia L. |
PAF ID | 53 |