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Old 16-05-2007, 01:31 PM posted to sci.bio.botany
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Default Malvaceae s.l.

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" schreef
That would seem to leave Bombacaceae paraphyletic.


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Actually, on page 270 they literally say that they recognize Ptaeroxylaceae
as a good family, even though "This family may be paraphyletic with respect
to Cneoraceae ...", shrugging this aside as an inconvenient detail.

It a matter of priorities.
PvR