Nolinoideae is a monocot subfamily of the 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...

 Asparagaceae

Asparagaceae

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...

 in the 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. It was previously treated as a separate family, Ruscaceae s.l. The family name is derived from the generic name

Binomial nomenclature

Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...

 of the type

Biological type

In biology, a type is one particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached...

 genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

, 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,...

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The subfamily includes genera previously placed in a range of different families, including Ruscaceae s.s., Nolinaceae, Dracaenaceae, Convallariaceae and Eriospermaceae. Like many groups of lilioid monocot

Lilioid monocot

Lilioid monocots or lilioids is an informal name used for a grade of five monocot orders in which the majority of species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals, broadly similar to those of lilies...

s, the genera included here were once included in a wide interpretation of 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...

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Genera

A possibly incomplete list of the genera included in the Agavoideae is given below. The reference is to the source which places the genus in this subfamily. The genera currently included here have varied widely in their limits and assignment to families and subfamilies; some former family placements other than Agavaceae which will be found in the literature are given below.

Genus	Former family placement(s) other than Ruscaceae s.l.
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.)	Convallariaceae
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.	Dracaenaceae, Agavaceae
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	Dracaenaceae, Agavaceae
Campylandra Baker	Convallariaceae
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	Anthericaceae
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.	Convallariaceae
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.
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.	Dracaenaceae
Disporopsis Hance	Convallariaceae
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.	Dracaenaceae, Agavaceae
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.	Eriospermaceae
Heteropolygonatum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu	Convallariaceae
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.	Convallariaceae
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.)	Convallariaceae
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.	Dracaenaceae
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.	Convallariaceae
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	Convallariaceae
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)	Dracaenaceae, Agavaceae
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.	Convallariaceae
Reineckea Kunth	Convallariaceae
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)	Convallariaceae
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.
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.	Dracaenaceae
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
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	Convallariaceae
Theropogon Maxim.	Convallariaceae
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.)	Convallariaceae

External links

• Convallariaceae, Dracaenaceae, Eriospermaceae, Nolinaceae, Ruscaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3rd May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
• Liliaceae in Flora of North America
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser
• links, links, links, linkslinks at CSDL, Texas