Genus Prionium E. Mey.


Summary
Genus number:
9842
Last updated:
3 April 2006
Family:
Thurniaceae
Accession count:

1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
molecular evidence suggests may be ancestral to both Cyperaceae and Juncaceae


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References:
  1. Munro, S. L. & H. P. Linder. 1998. The phylogenetic position of Prionium (Juncaceae) within the order Juncales based on morphological and rbcL sequence data. Syst. Bot. 23:43-55. Note: place in monogeneric Prioniaceae
  2. Plunkett, G. M. et al. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships between Juncaceae and Cyperaceae: insights from rbcL sequence data. Amer. J. Bot. 82:520-525. Note: molecular evidence places as ancestral to both Cyperaceae and Juncaceae
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=9842. Accessed 12 May 2026.