Asphodelaceae Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae - Definition and Overview

Asphodelaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Genera

Aloe
Asphodeline
Asphodelus
Bulbine
Bulbinella
Eremurus
Gasteria
Haworthia
Jodrellia
Kniphofia
Lomatophyllum
Poellnitzia
Trachyandra

Asphodelaceae Juss. 1789 is a family of flowering plants. The Asphodelaceae are monocots, part of order Asparagales. The family is native to Africa and the Mediterranean basin to Central Asia, with one genus (Bulbinella) in New Zealand. The greatest diversity occurs in South Africa.

The genera of this family were formerly divided among the Liliaceae and Aloeaceae.

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