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Revised subfamily classification for Polygonaceae, with a tribal classification for Eriogonoideae

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Recent phylogenetic studies have provided a revised hypothesis of the evolutionary relationships within Polygonaceae, particularly regarding placement of certain tropical taxa. Based on phylogenetic data, we recognize three subfamilies: Eriogonoideae, Polygonoideae, and Symmerioideae. Within the Eriogonoideae we accept six tribes, two of which, Leptogoneae and Gymnopodieae, are new.

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We would like to thank M. Luckow (Cornell University), J. L. Reveal (Cornell University) and one anonymous reviewer for constructive comments on this manuscript. We would also like to thank the Harvard University Herbaria staff for providing material on loan and for technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, 412 Mann Library Building, Ithaca, NY, 14853, U.S.A.

    Janelle M. Burke

  2. Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, U.S.A.

    Adriana Sanchez

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Burke, J.M., Sanchez, A. Revised subfamily classification for Polygonaceae, with a tribal classification for Eriogonoideae. Brittonia 63, 510–520 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-011-9197-x

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