A Phenetic Study of the Relationships of Drymophila R.Br Within the Reticulate-Veined Liliiflorae

Abstract

Drymophila R.Br. is compared with 50 allegedly related taxa and comparisons are made from phenetic analyses involving 94 characters. The results of MACINF, UPGMA, ADDTREE and PCoA analyses show that Drymophila belongs with Luzuriaga Ruiz et Pavon and Behnia Didr. in the Luzuriagaceae (Asparagales), with affinities to the Geitonoplesiaceae and Phormiaceae in the Asparagales, and the Uvulariaceae in the Liliales. Realignments of family groupings within the Liliiflorae are also discussed.