Asparagaceae
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Asparagaceae is the botanical name
of a family
of flowering plants, placed in the order
Asparagales
of the monocots.
In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae
. The APG II system
of 2003 allowed two options as to the circumscription of the family: either Asparagaceae sensu lato ("in the wider sense") combining seven previously recognized families, or Asparagaceae sensu stricto ("in the strict sense") consisting of very few genera (notably Asparagus
, also Hemiphylacus
), but nevertheless totalling a few hundred species. The revised APG III system
of 2009 allows only the broader sense. A paper published at the same time proposed seven subfamilies to correspond to the originally separate families. These are:
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
of a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flowering plants, placed in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Asparagales
Asparagales
Asparagales is the name of an order of plants, used in modern classification systems such as the APG III system . The order takes its name from the family Asparagaceae and is placed in the monocots. The order has only recently been recognized in classification systems...
of the monocots.
In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
. The APG II system
APG II system
The APG II system of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009...
of 2003 allowed two options as to the circumscription of the family: either Asparagaceae sensu lato ("in the wider sense") combining seven previously recognized families, or Asparagaceae sensu stricto ("in the strict sense") consisting of very few genera (notably Asparagus
Asparagus (genus)
Asparagus is a genus in the plant family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory as lianas, bushes or climbing plants. The best-known species is the edible Asparagus officinalis, commonly...
, also Hemiphylacus
Hemiphylacus
Hemiphylacus is a genus of flowering plants found in Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae ....
), but nevertheless totalling a few hundred species. The revised APG III system
APG III system
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy...
of 2009 allows only the broader sense. A paper published at the same time proposed seven subfamilies to correspond to the originally separate families. These are:
- subfamily Agavoideae = family Agavaceae and family Hesperocallidaceae
- subfamily Aphyllanthoideae = family Aphyllanthaceae
- subfamily AsparagoideaeAsparagoideaeAsparagoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Asparagus...
= family Asparagaceae sensu stricto - subfamily Brodiaeoideae = family Themidaceae
- subfamily LomandroideaeLomandroideaeLomandroideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, order Asparagales, according to the APG III system of 2009. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Lomandra. The group has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae...
= family Laxmanniaceae - subfamily Nolinoideae = family Ruscaceae
- subfamily Scilloideae = family Hyacinthaceae
Genera
Unless otherwise noted, the list below is based on genera accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as in the family Asparagaceae (with synonyms from the same source). The reference against the genus name is to the source which places the genus in the given subfamily.| Subfamily | Genus |
| Lomandroideae | Acanthocarpus Lehm. |
| Agavoideae | Agave Agave Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies ; they are commonly known as the century plant.... L. |
| Scilloideae | Albuca Albuca Albuca is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most of the 100-140 species of bulbous plants in this genus are endemic to Southern Africa.... L. (sometimes included in Ornithogalum) |
| Scilloideae | Alrawia (Wendelbo) Perss. & Wendelbo |
| Brodiaeoideae | Androstephium Androstephium The genus Androstephium belongs to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. It contains three species.Species include:*Androstephium breviflorum - pink funnel lily*Androstephium caeruleum - blue funnel lily-External links:*... Torr. |
| Agavoideae | Anemarrhena Bunge |
| Agavoideae | Anthericum Anthericum Anthericum is a genus of about 300 species, rhizomatous perennial plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It was formerly placed in its own family, Anthericeae. The species have rhizomatous or tuberous roots, long narrow leaves and branched stems carrying starry white flowers... L. |
| Aphyllanthoideae | Aphyllanthes L. |
| Lomandroideae | Arthropodium Arthropodium Arthropodium is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to the Southern Hemisphere placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.... R.Br. |
| Asparagoideae | Asparagus Asparagus Asparagus officinalis is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennialplant species in the genus Asparagus. It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and... Tourn. ex L. |
| Nolinoideae | Aspidistra Aspidistra Aspidistra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae, native to Asia, common worldwide as house plants.-Ecology and diversity:... Ker Gawl. (including Antherolophus Gagnep., Colania Gagnep.) |
| Scilloideae | Barnardia Lindl. |
| Nolinoideae | Beaucarnea Beaucarnea Beaucarnea is a genus of four species of flowering plant native to Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae... Lem. |
| Agavoideae | Behnia Behnia Behnia is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae .There is a single species, Behnia reticulata Didr.... Didr. |
| Scilloideae | Bellevalia Bellevalia Bellevalia is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.... Lapeyr. (including Strangweja Bertol.) |
| Agavoideae | Beschorneria Beschorneria Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to Mexico.Species include:*Beschorneria albiflora Matuda*Beschorneria bracteata Jacobi*Beschorneria calcicola A.García-Mendoza... Kunth |
| Brodiaeoideae | Bessera Bessera Bessera is a genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. A small genus of mostly herbaceous flowering plants with corms, they are perennials native to Mexico... Schult.f. (including Behria) |
| Brodiaeoideae | Bloomeria Bloomeria Bloomeria, a geophyte in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae,, was named for H. G. Bloomer an early San Francisco botanist. It consists of three species of California and Baja California:* Bloomeria clevelandii S. Watson... Kellogg |
| Scilloideae | Bowiea Bowiea Bowiea is a bulbous genus of perennial, succulent plants which thrive in dry and desert regions of South Africa and America. The plants have many overlapping scales, which form a tight, pale green, spherical bulb that grows to 8 in above the soil, sending up a twining fresh-green branched stem... Harv. ex Hook.f. (Climbing Onion, Sea Onion) |
| Scilloideae | Brimeura Brimeura Brimeura is a genus of bulb-forming, monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to southern Europe and certain islands of the western Mediterranean. It contains the following species :... Salisb. |
| Brodiaeoideae | Brodiaea Brodiaea Brodiaea is a monocot genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae, also known by the common name cluster-lilies... Sm. |
| Nolinoideae | Calibanus Calibanus Calibanus is a genus of two species of flowering plants, both evergreen succulents from dry areas of Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae... Rose |
| Agavoideae | Camassia Camassia Camassia is a genus of six species native to western North America, from southern British Columbia to northern California, and east to Utah, Wyoming and Montana... Lindl. |
| Nolinoideae | Campylandra Baker |
| Lomandroideae | Chamaescilla Chamaescilla Chamaescilla is a genus of herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, that are endemic to Australia. They have grass-like basal leaves and tuberous roots. The flowers have 6 petals and 6 stamens. The seed capsules contain black, glossy seeds.Species include: *C. corymbosa ... F.Muell. ex Benth. |
| Lomandroideae | Chamaexeros Chamaexeros Chamaexeros is a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae .Species include:*Chamaexeros fimbriata Benth.*Chamaexeros longicaulis T.D.Macfarl.... Benth. |
| Scilloideae | Chionodoxa Chionodoxa Chionodoxa ' is a small genus of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. The genus is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean region, specifically Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. The blue, white or pink flowers appear early in the year making them valuable garden ornamentals... Boiss. (included in Scilla Scilla Scilla is a genus of about 50 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe and Asia... L. by some sources) |
| Scilloideae | × Chionoscilla × Chionoscilla × Chionoscilla is the genus name used for hybrids between the two closely related genera Chionodoxa and Scilla.The hybrids between Scilla bifolia and Chionodoxa siehei were named × Chionoscilla allenii G.Nicholson, after their discoverer, James Allen... J.Allen ex G.Nicholson (included in Scilla Scilla Scilla is a genus of about 50 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe and Asia... L. by some sources) |
| Agavoideae | Chlorogalum (Lindl.) Kunth |
| Agavoideae | Chlorophytum Chlorophytum Chlorophytum is a genus of about 200-220 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia.... Ker Gawl. |
| Nolinoideae | Comospermum Comospermum Comospermum is a genus of one species of flowering plant found in in southern Japan. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae .... Rauschert |
| Nolinoideae | Convallaria Convallaria Convallaria majalis , commonly known as the lily-of-the-valley, is a poisonous woodland flowering plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe.... L. |
| Lomandroideae | Cordyline Cordyline Cordyline is a genus of about 15 species of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The subfamily has previously been treated as a separate family Laxmanniaceae, or Lomandraceae. Other authors have placed the genus in the Agavaceae... Comm. ex R.Br. (including Cohnia Kunth) |
| Nolinoideae | Danae Danae (plant) Danae is a monotypic genus of flowering plants with only one species, Danae racemosa. It is a slow-growing evergreen shrub about 60 cm in diameter and its common names are Alexandrian laurel and Poet's laurel. In the APG III classification system, Danae is placed in the family Asparagaceae,... Medik. |
| Brodiaeoideae | Dandya Dandya (plant) Dandya is a genus of about four species of flowering plants found in Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae .... H.E.Moore |
| Nolinoideae | Dasylirion Dasylirion Dasylirion is a genus of 17 species of flowering plants, all native to Mexico, with three species also extending into the southwestern United States... Zucc. |
| Scilloideae | Daubenya Lindl. (including Amphisiphon W.F.Barker, Androsiphon Schltr.) |
| Agavoideae | Diamena Ravenna |
| Brodiaeoideae | Dichelostemma Dichelostemma Dichelostemma is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. The genus is native to the western United States, especially in northern California, but also east to Utah and north to Oregon and southern Washington.... Kunth (including Brevoortia, Dipterostemon, Stropholirion) |
| Lomandroideae | Dichopogon Dichopogon Dichopogon is a genus of perennial herbs, native to Australia and New Guinea. It is included in the genus Arthropodium by some authorities, although recognized by others... Kunth (may be included in Arthropodium) |
| Agavoideae | Diora Ravenna |
| Scilloideae | Dipcadi Medik. (sometimes included in Ornithogalum) |
| Nolinoideae | Disporopsis Hance |
| Nolinoideae | Dracaena Dracaena (plant) Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae . It has also formerly been separated into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae... Vand. ex L. |
| Scilloideae | Drimia Drimia Drimia is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae . The genus includes Urginea.... Jacq. (including Litanthus Harv., Rhadamanthus Salisb., Rhodocodon Baker, Sypharissa Salisb., Tenicroa Raf., Thuranthos C.H.Wright, Urginea Steinh., Urgineopsis Compton) |
| Scilloideae | Drimiopsis Drimiopsis Drimiopsis is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Sometimes species are placed under the genus Ledebouria.-External links:* Drimiopsis info at the pacific bulb society .... Lindl. & Paxton (sometimes included in Ledebouria Ledebouria Ledebouria is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves.- Species :* Ledebouria... ) |
| Agavoideae | Echeandia Echeandia Echeandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is named for Spanish botanist Pedro Gregorio Echeandía . Species in the genus are distributed from the Southwestern United States south to Northwestern Argentina, Southern Bolivia, and Southern Peru. They... Ortega |
| Agavoideae | Eremocrinum M.E.Jones |
| Nolinoideae | Eriospermum Eriospermum Eriospermum is a genus of tuberous flowering plants from South Africa. "Eriospermum" is from the Greek erion for "wool" and sperma for "seed". In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae . It was formerly placed in its own family,... Jacq. |
| Scilloideae | Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis is a genus of African bulbs in the asparagus family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most species of this genus are commonly referred to as pineapple flowers or pineapple lilies.-Etymology:... L'Hér. |
| Lomandroideae | Eustrephus R.Br. |
| Agavoideae | Furcraea Furcraea Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America... Vent. |
| Scilloideae | Galtonia Galtonia Galtonia is genus of plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae; native to South Africa they are named after Sir Francis Galton. G. candicans, also known as Cape Hyacinth, is much propagated as a garden plant. Another species is the pale green flowering G. viridiflora.... Decne. (included in Ornithogalum L. by some sources) |
| Agavoideae | Hagenbachia Nees & Mart. |
| Agavoideae | Hastingsia Hastingsia Hastingsia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, known generally as rushlilies. These are small perennial herbs endemic to serpentine soils of the Siskiyou-Klamath region in northern California and SW Oregon in the United States... S.Watson |
| Asparagoideae | Hemiphylacus Hemiphylacus Hemiphylacus is a genus of flowering plants found in Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae .... S.Watson |
| Agavoideae | Herreria Herreria (plant) Herreria is a genus of about nine species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae .... Ruiz & Pav. |
| Agavoideae | Herreriopsis Herreriopsis Herreriopsis is a genus of one species of flowering plants, found in Madagascar. In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae .... H.Perrier |
| Agavoideae | Hesperaloe Hesperaloe Hesperaloe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It contains perennial yucca-like plants with long, narrow leaves produced in a basal rosette and flowers borne on long panicles or racemes... Engelm. in S.Watson |
| Agavoideae | Hesperocallis A.Gray |
| Agavoideae | Hesperoyucca Hesperoyucca Hesperoyucca is a small genus of three species of flowering plants closely related to, and recently split from, Yucca, which is in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.-Description:... (Engelm.) Trel. (included in Yucca Yucca Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North... by some sources) |
| Nolinoideae | Heteropolygonatum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu |
| Agavoideae | Hosta Hosta Hosta is a genus of about 23–45 species of lily-like plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to northeast Asia. They have been placed in their own family, Hostaceae ; like many 'lilioid monocots', they were once classified in the Liliaceae... Tratt. |
| Scilloideae | Hyacinthella Schur |
| Scilloideae | Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides is a genus of the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It has also been placed in the separate family Hyacinthaceae and before that the Liliaceae. The genus is included within Scilla by some botanists.... Heist. ex Fabr. (including Endymion Dumort.) |
| Scilloideae | Hyacinthus Tourn. ex L. |
| Scilloideae | Lachenalia Lachenalia Lachenalia is a genus of bulbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of these plants have a dormancy period, and the new roots of these plants will always grow every year. Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de... Jacq. ex Murray (including Brachyscypha Baker, Periboea Kunth, Polyxena Kunth) |
| Lomandroideae | Laxmannia Laxmannia Laxmannia is a genus of tufted perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, that are endemic to Australia.Species include:.*Laxmannia arida Keighery*Laxmannia brachyphylla F.Muell. – Stilted Paper-Lily... R.Br. (including Bartlingia F. Mueller) |
| Scilloideae | Ledebouria Ledebouria Ledebouria is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Most members were previously part of the genus Scilla. A number of species are grown by cacti and succulent enthusiasts for their patterned leaves.- Species :* Ledebouria... Roth (including Resnova van der Merwe) |
| Agavoideae | Leucocrinum Leucocrinum Leucocrinum montanum, commonly known as the sand lily, starlily or mountain lily, is the only species in the monotypic genus Leucocrinum, placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a perennial plant native to western North America growing to 0.2 meters that flowers in late... Nutt. ex A.Gray |
| Nolinoideae | Liriope Liriope (genus) Liriope is a genus of low, grass-like, flowering plants from East Asia. Some species are often used in landscaping in temperate latitudes. They may be called lilyturf in North America although neither a true grass nor lily... Lour. |
| Lomandroideae | Lomandra Labill. (including Xerotes R. Brown) |
| Nolinoideae | Maianthemum Maianthemum Maianthemum is a genus of about 30 species of rhizomatous herbaceous plants native to the understory of woodlands in North and Central America, northern Europe, northern and eastern Asia, and the Himalayas... F.H.Wigg. (including Oligobotrya Baker, Smilacina Desf.) |
| Agavoideae | Manfreda Manfreda Manfreda is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Along with Polianthes, members are commonly called tuberoses. Some authorities place Manfreda in genus Polianthes, while others group place both genera in Agave... Salisb. (included in Agave Agave Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies ; they are commonly known as the century plant.... by some sources) |
| Scilloideae | Massonia Massonia Massonia is a genus of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae native to southern Africa. It is named after the Scottish botanist and gardener Francis Masson.. There are 6 species in this genus: Massonia angustifolia, Massonia depressa, Massonia echinata, Massonia... Thunb. ex Houtt. (including Neobakeria Schltr., Whiteheadia Harv.) |
| Scilloideae | Merwilla Speta |
| Brodiaeoideae | Milla Milla Milla is a genus of plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae, and contains the following species of plants.* Milla biflora, Mexican star... Cav. (including Diphalangium) |
| Brodiaeoideae | Muilla Muilla The genus Muilla includes three to four species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. They are native to western North America... S.Watson ex Benth. |
| Lomandroideae | Murchisonia Murchisonia Murchisonia is a genus of perennial herbs in the family family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.There are two species:*Murchisonias fragrans Brittan, endemic to Western Australia... Brittan |
| Scilloideae | Muscari Mill. (including Botryanthus Kunth, Leopoldia Parl., Muscarimia Kostel., Pseudomuscari Garbari & Greuter) |
| Nolinoideae | Nolina Nolina Nolina is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. Some botanists have included the genus Beaucarnea in Nolina. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae,... Michx. |
| Nolinoideae | Ophiopogon Ophiopogon Ophiopogon is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants with about 65 species, native to warm temperate to tropical east, southeast, and south Asia. The name of the genus is derived from Greek Όφις ophis, "snake", and πόγὦν pogon, "beard", most probably referring to its leaves and its tuffed growth... Ker Gawl. |
| Scilloideae | Ornithogalum L. (including Battandiera Maire, Elsiea F.M.Leight., Neopatersonia Schonl.) |
| Scilloideae | Oziroe Raf. (including Fortunatia J.F.Macbr.) |
| Agavoideae | Paradisea Paradisea Paradisea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae. It was formerly classified in the family Anthericaceae or earlier in the Liliaceae. The genus includes several species which were formerly classed as part of the genus Anthericum.... Mazzuc. |
| Nolinoideae | Peliosanthes Peliosanthes Peliosanthes is a genus of about 18 species of flowering plants found in in eastern Asia. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae .... Andrews |
| Brodiaeoideae | Petronymphe Petronymphe Petronymphe is a genus of one species of flowering plant found in Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae .... H.E.Moore |
| Nolinoideae | Pleomele Pleomele (genus) Pleomele is a genus of flowering plants, sometimes placed in the genus Dracaena. In the APG III classification system, both genera are placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae... Salisb. (often included in Dracaena) |
| Agavoideae | Polianthes Polianthes Polianthes is a genus of plants in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It includes tuberose , a plant that is commonly used in perfume making... L. (included in Agave Agave Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies ; they are commonly known as the century plant.... by some sources) |
| Nolinoideae | Polygonatum Polygonatum Polygonatum , King Solomon's-seal or Solomon's Seal, is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae... Mill. |
| Agavoideae | Prochnyanthes S.Watson |
| Scilloideae | Prospero Salisb. |
| Scilloideae | Pseudogaltonia (Kuntze) Engl. (sometimes included in Ornithogalum) |
| Scilloideae | Pseudoprospero Speta |
| Scilloideae | Puschkinia Puschkinia Puschkinia is a genus of two species of bulbous perennials in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. It is native to Asia and the Middle East.This genus is named in honor of the Russian botanist Apollo Mussin-Pushkin... Adams |
| Nolinoideae | Reineckea Kunth |
| Nolinoideae | Rohdea Rohdea Rohdea japonica, the sole species in the genus Rohdea, is a flowering plant, native to eastern Asia from southwestern China to Japan. Common names include Nippon Lily, Sacred Lily, and Japanese Sacred Lily; synonyms include Orontium japonicum, Rohdea esquirolii, and Rohdea sinensis... Roth (including Gonioscypha Baker) |
| Lomandroideae | Romnalda Romnalda Romnalda is a small genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The name Romnalda is an anagram of Lomandra, a related though more common genus of sedge-like plants... P.F.Stevens |
| Nolinoideae | Ruscus Ruscus Ruscus is a genus of six species of flowering plants, native to western and southern Europe , Macaronesia, northwest Africa, and southwestern Asia east to the Caucasus. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae... L. |
| Nolinoideae | Sansevieria Sansevieria Sansevieria is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants, whose common names include mother-in-law's tongue, devil's tongue, jinn's tongue, bow string hemp, snake plant and snake tongue. It is often included in the genus Dracaena; in the APG III classification system, both genera are placed... Thunb. |
| Scilloideae | Schizobasis Baker (sometimes included in Drimia Drimia Drimia is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae . The genus includes Urginea.... ) |
| Scilloideae | Schizocarphus van der Merwe |
| Agavoideae | Schoenolirion Schoenolirion Schoenolirion is a genus of about three species of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae .... Durand |
| Scilloideae | Scilla Scilla Scilla is a genus of about 50 bulb-forming perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to woodlands, subalpine meadows, and seashores throughout Europe and Asia... L. |
| Nolinoideae | Semele Semele (plant) Semele is a genus of one species of flowering plants found in the Canary Islands and Madeira. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae .... Kunth |
| Lomandroideae | Sowerbaea Sowerbaea Sowerbaea is a small genus of perennial herbs which are native to Australia.The genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. It has also been included in Anthericaceae and Liliaceae.... Sm. |
| Nolinoideae | Speirantha Speirantha Speirantha is a genus of one species of flowering plants found in in south-east China. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae .... Baker |
| Scilloideae | Spetaea Wetschnig & Pfosser |
| Nolinoideae | Theropogon Maxim. |
| Lomandroideae | Thysanotus Thysanotus Thysanotus is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, which are native to Australia, Malesia and Asia.Species include:*Thysanotus acerosifolius Brittan*Thysanotus anceps Lindl Fringe-Lily... R.Br. |
| Lomandroideae | Trichopetalum Trichopetalum (plant) Trichopetalum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.... Lindl. (including Bottinaea Colla) |
| Brodiaeoideae | Triteleia Douglas ex Lindl. (including Hesperoscordium, Themis) |
| Brodiaeoideae | Triteleiopsis Triteleiopsis Triteleiopsis is a genus of one species of flowering plant found in in southern Arizona and north-west Mexico. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae .... Hoover |
| Nolinoideae | Tupistra Tupistra Tupistra is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants found in in south Asia, from south China to Sumatra. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae .... Ker Gawl. (including Campylandra Baker, Tricalistra Ridl.) |
| Scilloideae | Veltheimia Veltheimia Veltheimia is a genus of perennial plants native to South Africa in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.There are two species:*Veltheimia bracteata Harv. ex Baker*Veltheimia capensis DC.... Gled. |
| Lomandroideae | Xerolirion Xerolirion Xerolirion is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. The sole species is Xerolirion divaricata, commonly known as Basil's Asparagus, from Western Australia .... A.S.George |
| Agavoideae | Yucca Yucca Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North... L. (including Samuela) |
External links
- Asparagaceae [sensu stricto] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
- Liliaceae in Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser [Asparagaceae sensu stricto]
- links at CSDL, Texas