Summary In preparation for continued phenetic and cladistic studies of taxonomic relationships of Centrospermae, 16 families are recognized in the order, and putative autapomorphies are designated for each where known, in order to support their monophyletic status. Polyphyly in Phytolaccaceae s.l. and paraphyly in Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, and Portulacaceae are discussed. Pollen and floral characters used in an early study are revised and recoded. Recent molecular data bearing on centrosperm phylogeny are summarized.
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