Liliaceae, the lily family of the flowering plant order liliales, with 16 genera and 635 species of herbs and shrubs, native primarily to temperate and subtropical regions. Members of the genus have bellshaped nodding flowers that usually are solitary. Most of the anatomical properties were similar to the other member of liliaceae family. The lily family, liliaceae, consists of fifteen genera and about 705 known species of flowering plants within the order liliales. The plant list contains a working list of plants of the world. A succulent, fibrous plant, of the family liliaceae, with basal leaves, having toothed or fibrous margins. Characters, distribution and types biology discussion.
Members of the family usually have sixsegmented flowers and threechambered capsular fruits. Solanaceae, liliaceae and fabaceae family an overview byjus. Pdf chromosome diversity and evolution in liliaceae. See more ideas about family illustration, lily and botanical illustration.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to family liliaceae. This short article about biology can be made longer. They include hyacinths, tulips, onions, as well as the true lilies. Contribute to daves garden add a new plant to the list. Share your word file share your pdf file share your ppt file.
A simple illustration of the liliacea family flower from a taxonomical point of view website. This family is treated in a very broad sense in this class, as in the flora of the pacific northwest. Among them, around two lakh species are angiosperms flowering plants, while others include gymnosperms, bryophytes, hydrophytes and other vascular and nonvascular plants. Botany, plant taxonomy, angiosperms, monocotyledons, families, liliaceae. List of plants from liliaceae family total 2 plants from liliaceae. The sequence of families within the flora sporail plants christenhusz et al. Taxonomy family names scientific names pdf book manual free. White, multiple nodding flowers at top of stem, 3 petals and 3 sepals each. The peculiar modification is seen in the stems which are are rhizomes, corns or bulbs. A list of all accepted names in liliaceae is available in csv format. Only one family in the materia medica belonging to class monocotyledon. Botany 115 economic plant families palomar college. Read on to explore the solanaceae, fabaceae, and liliaceae families of flowering plants, their characteristics and importance in complete detail. About the classification report about the classification download.
Leaves basal andor cauline, alternate, opposite, or whorled, parallel or rarely reticulate veined. Tepals 6, in 2 whorls of 3 each, gamophyllous, united at the base, white, inferior. Liliaceae includes species sometimes divided among the following families. The liliaceae family seems to have been the subject of so much amendment by the botanists that i had to check whether the genus lilium was still included in it. The flowers are 2 to 10, pale green to whitish, belllike flowers that hand from the leaf axils underneath the arching stem. The leaves usually have parallel veins and are clustered at the base of the plant but may. There are about 240 genera and 4000 species in this family. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Liliaceae, the lily family, in the order of liliales, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, comprising of 15 genera with approximately 750 known species, widely distributed, mainly in. List of liliaceae genera definition of list of liliaceae. Right click on pdf icon to save target file to your computer. Most of the plant pose their activity because of glycosidic andor alkaloidal component present in their parts. Contribution to the comparative embryology of the liliaceae.
The liliaceae include numerous important ornamentals such as amaryllis, hemerocallis, hosta, lilium, narcissus, and tulipa. Liliaceae comprises 50 genera and approximately 600 species of flowering. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair amount of morphological diversity despite genetic similarity. Tamura4 herbs perennial, with a rhizome, bulb, or corm, rarely shrubby or treelike. Pdf updated molecular phylogenetic analysis, dating and. The family is a dominant component in the temperate spring flora, which includes both native and introduced species.
Asparagus densiflorus is a scrambling, slightly woody plant with upright or trailing branches up to 1 m long. Plants of the lily family most showy monocot flowers with parts in threes belong to the lily family or one of its allies. Lilies have 3 sepals and 3 petals, which are identical in size and color often referred to as 6 tepals. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
There are 6 stamens, but some species lack anthers on some of the stamens. Thus there is now the opportunity to examine patterns and trends in chromosome evolution across the family as a whole. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. This family is well represented in the bay area natives, many of which have become native garden favorites. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Liliaceae the liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of flowering plants in the order liliales. Liliaceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Liliaceae synonyms, liliaceae pronunciation, liliaceae translation, english dictionary definition of liliaceae. Medicinal plants some species aloe, sarsaparilla of the family have been used medicinally for a variety of health effects e. Liliaceae definition is a large family of monocotyledonous plants order liliales characterized by a regular perianth of separate segments, superior ovary, loculicidal capsular fruit, and usually bulbous stem base. Originally, the liliaceae or lily family were defined as having a calix perianth of six equalcoloured parts, six stamens, a single style, and a superior, threechambered trilocular ovary turning into a capsule fruit at maturity. Liliaceae lily family liliaceae is a large family, with hundreds of exotic species in cultivation. List of liliaceae genera synonyms, list of liliaceae genera pronunciation, list of liliaceae genera translation, english dictionary definition of list of liliaceae.
Plants in the liliaceae family lily are known or suspected to be teratogenic burrows and tyrl, 2001. A link to a photo album of members of the liliaceae using an older broader taxonomic definition of the family can be seen a thomas elpels site below. Liliaceae definition of liliaceae by merriamwebster. Plant files begonia species begonia masoniana iron cross was a big surprise success outdoors as a. Aloe as purgative, garlic for antihypertensive effect, white squill as diuretic and cardio tonic etc. Herbs rarely shrubs, stem underground rhizome, corm or bulb. Family description according to the plant taxonomists, it has been estimated that a total of 2 to 3 million plant species exists on our planet. Most of the common house plants in the lily family are grown for their foliage. Species of liliaceae contained within the plant list belong to 16 plant genera.
Some botanists lump many members of the agavaceae in with the liliaceae, but that is not done here. Aloe vera, nci thesaurus a preparation of leaf pulp from the parenchymal tissue of the plant aloe vera liliaceae. The species included are grouped into 16167 genera, 620 families and 4 major groups. May 20, 2011 a simple illustration of the liliacea family flower from a taxonomical point of view website. Its objective is to inventory the wild vascular plants in. Liliaceae definition is a large family of monocotyledonous plants order liliales characterized by a regular perianth of separate segments, superior ovary, loculicidal capsular fruit. Widely distributed in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere economic uses. Updated molecular phylogenetic analysis, dating and. An overview on liliaceae botany biology discussion. Jul 16, 2015 lily family including lilies, hostas, tulips, and more. Amana wanzhensis liliaceae, a new species from anhui. Read online taxonomy family names scientific names book pdf free download link book now. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. The liliaceae family is represented in the state of guerrero by the genus calochortus and 4 species.
The taxonomy of liliaceae has had a complex history since the first description of this flowering plant family in the mideighteenth century. Asparagoideae emerald asparagus fern, fox tail origin. The lily family is a very large family of monocots. The leaves are from 2 to 6 inches long, stalkless, lanceolate to ovate, untoothed, light green, smooth on both sides, and conspicuously parallel veined. Use the browse function to explore the taxonomic hierarchy embedded within the plant list. Solanaceae, liliaceae and fabaceae family an overview. It is apparent now that the family should be treated in a narrower sense and some of the members should form their own families.
Molecular phylogenetic approaches to this family have produced dynamic changes in the generic circumscriptions. Almost ever other genus that used to be in this family seems to have been given a separate family of its own, which surely defeats the purpose of having plant families in the first place. The current taxonomy of liliaceae treats the family liliaceae as having three subfamilies, with the liliodeae being further subdivided into two tribes, the medeoleae and lilieae. The plant list includes 27 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus lloydia. Fritillary, any ornamental plant of the genus fritillaria of the family liliaceae, consisting of about 80 species of bulbous, mostly perennial herbs, native primarily to the north temperate zone. Part of the the families and genera of vascular plants book series. Fritillaria caucasica, liliaceae, morphology, anatomy. The plant list includes a further 10 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus lloydia. Liliaceae bai he ke chen xinqi chen singchi1, liang songyun liang songjun2, xu jiemei 3. You can work down the taxonomic hierarchy from major group to find out which families belong to each, to. Leaves reduced to spine when stems take up the function of leaves. Spring 20 liliaceae the lily family 16 genera 635 species distribution. The plant list includes 1,991 scientific plant names of species rank for the family liliaceae.