Re: Oldest CP?

From: chamb@u.arizona.edu
Date: Mon May 08 2000 - 10:04:46 PDT

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Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 10:04:46 -0700
From: chamb@u.arizona.edu
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Subject: Re: Oldest CP?

At 02:14 AM 5/8/2000 -0700, you wrote:

>The most primitive cp line is possibly Nepenthales (incl.
>Droseraceae, Nepenthaceae, Drosophyllaceae, and Dioncophyllaceae).

Drosophyllaceae - a new CP family! Has this family been proposed on the
basis of recent phytochemical and DNA research, or was it proposed long ago
and only now supported by the new data?

>_Byblis_ is apparently the most primitive Scrophularialean cp. It is
>restricted to Australia and New Guinea, and its closest relatives are
>unknown

Which species are in New Guinea?

>> Are there any back issues of the newsletter that mention this?
>
>There was a series of papers in CPN by Dr. Degreef that summarized
>the knowledge up to that date (early 1990's).

There is also an amusing article in one old CPN detailing the evolution of
Utricularia from floating butterworts! :-)

Michael

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