List of Liliaceae genera

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The List of Liliaceae genera has been much reduced by modern molecular phylogenetic based taxonomy. 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 family Liliaceae consists of fifteen genera and approximately 600 species in all.

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List of genera by subfamilial divisions

List of genera of family Liliaceae, arranged by Subfamilies and Tribes according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website and Angiosperm Phylogeny Group [1]
SubfamilyTribeGenusImage
Lilioideae Eaton Medeoleae Benth. (synonyms: Medeolaceae Takht. , Medeoloideae Benth.) Clintonia Raf. - bead lilies
Clintonia borealis Clintonia borealis 140615.jpg
Clintonia borealis
Medeola Gronov. ex L. - Indian cucumber-root
Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana two tiered.jpg
Medeola virginiana
Lilieae s.l.Ritgen (synonyms: Erythroniaceae Martinov, Fritillariaceae Salisb., Liriaceae Borkh., Tulipaceae Borkh.)






(Some classifications place Tulipa and Erythronium into a separate tribe: Tulipeae with the remaining genera in Lilieae s.s.) [2] |
Amana Honda
Amana edulis Amana edulis Amana02.jpg
Amana edulis
Cardiocrinum (Endl.) Lindl. - giant lilies
Cardiocrinum giganteum Cardiochrinum giganteum 01Hab China Sichuan Danyun Schlucht 16 06 04.jpg
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Fritillaria Tourn. ex L. – fritillary or mission bells
Fritillaria crassifolia Fritillaria crassifolia.JPG
Fritillaria crassifolia
Gagea Salisb. (including LloydiaSalisb. ex Rchb.)
– yellow star-of-Bethlehem
Gagea lutea Gagea whole plant.jpg
Gagea lutea
Lilium Tourn. ex L. (including NomocharisFranch.) – lily
Lilium candidum Lilium candidum 1.jpg
Lilium candidum
Notholirion Wall. ex Boiss.
Notholirion macrophyllum Notholirion macrophyllum CBM.png
Notholirion macrophyllum
Tulipa L. – tulip
Tulipa aucheriana Tulipa aucheriana 240408.jpg
Tulipa aucheriana
Erythronium L. – trout lily
Erythronium sibiricum Erythronium sibiricum.JPG
Erythronium sibiricum
Calochortoideae Dumort. (synonyms: Calochortaceae Dumort., Compsoaceae Horan., nom. illeg., Tricyrtidaceae Takht., nom. cons.) Calochortus Pursh - mariposa, globe lilies
Calochortus catalinae Calochortus catalinae.jpg
Calochortus catalinae
Tricyrtis Wall. – toad lily
Tricyrtis hirta Tricyrtis hirta - blossom top (aka).jpg
Tricyrtis hirta
Streptopoideae (synonym: Scoliopaceae Takht.) Prosartes D.Don – drops of gold
Prosartes hookeri Prosartes hookeri 2699.JPG
Prosartes hookeri
Scoliopus Torr. – Fetid Adder's Tongue
Scoliopus bigelovii Scoliopus biglovii-2.jpg
Scoliopus bigelovii
Streptopus Michx. – twistedstalk
Streptopus lanceolatus Streptopus lanceolatus 5473050.jpg
Streptopus lanceolatus
The situation with respect to Calochortoideae remains uncertain. Originally Calochortus and Tricyrtis were considered to be sister clades and placed together in subfamily Calochortoideae. Further study has not confirmed this and it has been proposed that Tricyrtis be placed in a separate subfamily. [3]

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