Streptopoideae

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Streptopoideae
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Prosartes trachycarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Streptopoideae
Mabb. ex Reveal [1]
Genera

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The Streptopoideae are a subfamily of monocotyledon perennial, herbaceous, mainly bulbous shade dwelling flowering plants in the lily family, Liliaceae. The subfamily includes three genera.

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Description

Streptopus lanceolatus Streptopus lanceolatus 5473050.jpg
Streptopus lanceolatus
Red berry and seeds of Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius 15-p.bot-lilia.strepto-03.jpg
Red berry and seeds of Streptopus amplexifolius
Scoliopus bigelovii Scoliopus bigelovii.jpg
Scoliopus bigelovii

Streptopoideae are herbaceous plants [2] with branched, leafy stems, and red to white berry fruits [3] bearing striate seeds. [4]

Taxonomy

It was validly published by James Lauritz Reveal in 2012 based on previous work by David John Mabberley. [1]

Genera

It has three genera: [5]

Phylogeny

It is the most basal subfamily within the family Liliaceae, and therefore it is the sister group to the subfamilies Calochortoideae and Lilioideae. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 subfam. Streptopoideae Mabb. ex Reveal. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77121586-1
  2. ↑ Streptopoideae Mabberley ex Reveal. (n.d.). Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/29149
  3. ↑ Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, U.S.A. https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/cust/2024ncpd/main.php?pg=show-key.php&keyid=39515. Accessed Feb 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mabberley, David J (2013). Mabberley's Plant-Book (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978-1107782594 . Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Streptopoideae. (n.d.). BioLib. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.biolib.cz/cz/taxon/id729443/
  6. ↑ Les, D. H. (2020). Aquatic Monocotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics. p. USA: CRC Press.
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