Liliiflorae
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Liliiflorae is a botanical name
, which may be used for a taxon at a rank above that of family
, but not for a rank where Art. 16 or 17 of the ICBN prescribes a standardised ending.
The Engler system
, in its update of 1964, and the Wettstein system
, last revised in 1935, used this name for an order placed in the class Monocotyledoneae / Monocotyledones of the subdivision Angiospermae. This order corresponded roughly to the later order Liliales
. As Liliaceae
is the name of a family it is likely that the use of this name in the rank of order is forbidden today by Art. 17.
However, the name has also been used for a superorder, which is allowed (but see Lilianae
).
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...
, which may be used for a taxon at a rank above that of 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...
, but not for a rank where Art. 16 or 17 of the ICBN prescribes a standardised ending.
The Engler system
Engler system
One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler.According to Engler, Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien the main groups of plants are:* I. divisio Schizophyta* II. divisio Phytosarcodina...
, in its update of 1964, and the Wettstein system
Wettstein system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Wettstein system recognised the following main groups, according to* I. phylum Schizophyta*::: 1. classis Schizophyceae*::: 2. classis Schizomycetes* II. phylum Monadophyta* III. phylum Myxophyta...
, last revised in 1935, used this name for an order placed in the class Monocotyledoneae / Monocotyledones of the subdivision Angiospermae. This order corresponded roughly to the later order Liliales
Liliales
Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants. This order of necessity includes the family Liliaceae, but both the family and the order have had a widely disputed history, with the circumscription varying greatly from one taxonomist to another...
. As 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...
is the name of a family it is likely that the use of this name in the rank of order is forbidden today by Art. 17.
However, the name has also been used for a superorder, which is allowed (but see Lilianae
Lilianae
Lilianae is a botanical name, in use for a superorder . Such a superorder will of necessity include the family Liliaceae...
).