After Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002, and Saarela et al., 2007
Alternative taxonomy after “The Tree of Life”
Alternative taxonomy after Palker, 1982
<==o Angiospermophytina [Angiospermata, Magnoliophyta] (flowering plants; kukkakasvit) |?-o †Archaefructaceae Dilcher, Sun & Nixon, 2002, in Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002 [an early, specilized nymphaealean sensu Friis, Doyle, Endress & Leng., 2003] | `--o †Archaefructus Sun, Dilcher, Zheng & Zhou, 2002 | |-- †A. liaoningensis Sun, Dilcher, Zheng & Zhou, 2002 | `-- †A. sinensis Sun, Dilcher, Ji & Nixon, 2002, in Sun, Ji, Dilcher, Zheng, Nixon & Wang, 2002 `--+?- Laurales [paraphyletic?] |?-+-- Aristolochiales (Dutchman's pipe family & relatives; piippuruohomaiset) | `-- Piperales (Pepper family & relatives; pippurimaiset kukkakasvit) |-- Amborella trichopoda [Amborellaceae] `--+--+-- Nymphaeales (Water lilies & reletives; lummemaiset) | `--o Hydatellales | `--o Hydatellaceae | |-- Hydatella inconspicua | `-- Trithuria `--+--+-- Winterales [Canellales] | `-- Austrobaileyales `--+--+-- Ceratophyllaceae (karvalehtikasvit) | `-- Eudicotyledoneae [Tricolpates] `--+-- Chloranthaceae `--+-- Magnoliales sensu lato (magnolis; magnoliat) `--+-- Acorus `-- Monocondyledoneae [Liliopsida]
Reference(s):
- Friedman, W. E., 2008: Hydatellaceae are water lilies with gymnospermous tendencies.
–Nature: Vol. 453, pp. 94-97 [doi: 10.1038/nature06733] - Friis, E. M., Doyle, J. A., Endress, P. K. & Leng, Q., 2003: Archaefructus – angiosperm precursor or specialized early angiosperm?
–Trends in Plant Science: Vol. 8, #8, pp. 369-373 - Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T., Uotila, P. & Vuokko, S., 1984:
Retkeilykasvio.
–Suomen Luonnonsuojelun Tuki Oy & Forssan Kirjapaino Oy, Forssa, 1984, 1-544 - Anonymous, 2002-: Angiosperms – Flowering Plants.
–iNet: The Tree of Life: http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=Angiosperms&contgroup=Spermatopsida - Parker, S. P. (ed.), 1982: Synopsis and classification of living organisms. Vols. 1 & 2
–McGrew-Hill Book Company - Saarela, J. M., Rai, H. S., Doyle, J. A., Endress, P. K., Mathews, S., Marchant, A. D., Briggs, B. G. & Graham, S. W., 2007: Hydatellaceae identified as a new branch near the base of the angiosperm phylogenetic tree.
–Nature: Vol. 446, pp. 312-315 - Sun, G., Ji, Q., Dilcher, D. L., Zheng, S., Nixon, K. C. & Wang, X., 2002: Archaefructaceae, a new basal angiosperm family.
–Science: Vol. 296, pp. 899-904