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| | Fabales |
 | | The monophyly of Fabales (sensu Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, 2003) and a sister group relationship of legumes (family Fabaceae) to the families Quillajaceae, Polygalaceae, and Surianaceae, are all strongly supported (Doyle et al. |
 | | A close relationship of Fabaceae to Polygalaceae (and Surianaceae) within a more inclusive Fabales clade has been substantiated by most subsequent angiosperm-wide analyses of molecular data (Savolainen et al., 2000; Soltis et al., 2000). |
 | | Persson, C. Phylogenetic relationships in Polygalaceae based on plastid DNA sequences from the trnL-F region. |
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