Subfamily of flowering plants in the heather family Ericaceae
Pyroloideae
Pyrola asarifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Pyroloideae Kostel.
Type genus
Pyrola
Genera
Chimaphila
Moneses
Orthilia
Pyrola
Pyroloideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Ericaceae. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Pyrolaceae.[1] It has also been treated as the tribe Pyroleae within the subfamily Monotropoideae. It consists of four genera: Chimaphila containing 5 species, Pyrola containing 30 species and Moneses and Orthilia which are monotypic. They are mixotrophic, gaining nutrition from photosynthesis, but also from mycorrhizal fungi.[2]
^Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards). "Ericaceae. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
^Liu, Z.; Wang, Z.; Zhou, J.; Peng, H. (2010). "Phylogeny of Pyroleae (Ericaceae): implications for character evolution". Journal of Plant Research. 124 (3): 325–337. Bibcode:2011JPlR..124..325L. doi:10.1007/s10265-010-0376-8. PMID 20862511. S2CID 38665814.
Pyroloideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Ericaceae. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Pyrolaceae. It has also been treated as the...
recognised six subfamilies (Rhododendroideae, Ericoideae, Vaccinioideae, Pyroloideae, Monotropoideae, and Wittsteinioideae), and further subdivided four of...
of the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) with a note on the placement of the Pyroloideae". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 7 (4): 501–516. doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101...
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