Tecophilaeaceae
Family of flowering plants
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::summary Family of flowering plants ::
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Tecophilaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. It consists of nine genera with a total of 27 species.
The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the 1998, 2003, and 2009 versions) does recognize this family. The family then includes over half a dozen genera, with only a few dozen species, occurring in Africa, in western South America and western North America. This circumscription includes the genus Cyanastrum, which sometimes has been treated as a separate family Cyanastraceae.
Genera
The following genera are recognised:
- Conanthera Ruiz & Pav.
- Cyanastrum Oliv.
- Cyanella Royen
- Eremiolirion J.C.Manning & F.Forest
- Kabuyea Brummitt
- Odontostomum Torr.
- Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla
- Walleria J.Kirk
- Zephyra D.Don
References
References
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2016). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III. (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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