Asparagaceae Juss.
First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 40. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)nom. cons.
This family is accepted
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Agavaceae Dumort. in Anal. Fam. Pl. 57 (-58). 1829 (as "Agavineae") (1829)nom. cons.
- Dracaenaceae Salisb. in Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 73. 1866 [15-31 May 1866] (as "Dracaeneae") (1866)nom. cons.
- Eriospermaceae Orb. in Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 5: 402. 1845 [29 Mar 1845 ] (1845)
- Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh. in Bot. Wörterb. 1: 315. 1797 (as "Hyacinthinae") (1797)
Accepted Genera
- Acanthocarpus Lehm.
- Agave L.
- Albuca L.
- Alrawia (Wendelbo) Perss. & Wendelbo
- Androstephium Torr.
- Anemarrhena Bunge
- Anthericum L.
- Aphyllanthes L.
- Arthropodium R.Br.
- Asparagus Tourn. ex L.
- Aspidistra Ker Gawl.
- Austronea Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig
- Barnardia Lindl.
- Beaucarnea Lem.
- Behnia Didr.
- Bellevalia Lapeyr.
- Beschorneria Kunth
- Bessera Schult.f.
- Bloomeria Kellogg
- Bowiea Harv. ex Hook.f.
- Brimeura Salisb.
- Brodiaea Sm.
- Camassia Lindl.
- Chamaexeros Benth.
- Chlorogalum (Lindl.) Kunth
- Chlorophytum Ker Gawl.
- Clara Kunth
- Comospermum Rauschert
- Convallaria L.
- Cordyline Comm. ex R.Br.
- Danae Medik.
- Dandya H.E.Moore
- Dasylirion Zucc.
- Daubenya Lindl.
- Diamena Ravenna
- Dichelostemma Kunth
- Dichopogon Kunth
- Diora Ravenna
- Dipcadi Medik.
- Dipterostemon Rydb.
- Disporopsis Hance
- Diuranthera Hemsl.
- Dracaena Vand. ex L.
- Drimia Jacq. ex Willd.
- Drimiopsis Lindl. & Paxton
- Echeandia Ortega
- Eremocrinum M.E.Jones
- Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.
- Eucomis L'Hér.
- Eustrephus R.Br.
- Fessia Speta
- Furcraea Vent.
- Fusifilum Raf.
- Hagenbachia Nees & Mart.
- Hastingsia S.Watson
- Hemiphylacus S.Watson
- Herreria Ruiz & Pav.
- Herreriopsis H.Perrier
- Hesperaloe Engelm.
- Hesperocallis A.Gray
- Hesperoyucca (Engelm.) Trel.
- Heteropolygonatum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu
- Hooveria D.W.Taylor & D.J.Keil
- Hosta Tratt.
- Hyacinthella Schur
- Hyacinthoides Heist. ex Fabr.
- Hyacinthus Tourn. ex L.
- Jaimehintonia B.L.Turner
- Lachenalia J.Jacq. ex Murray
- Laxmannia R.Br.
- Ledebouria Roth
- Leucocrinum Nutt. ex A.Gray
- Liriope Lour.
- Lomandra Labill.
- Maianthemum F.H.Wigg.
- Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt.
- Merwilla Speta
- Milla Cav.
- Muilla S.Watson ex Benth.
- Muscari Mill.
- Muscarimia Kostel. ex Losinsk.
- Namophila U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies
- Nolina Michx.
- Ophiopogon Ker Gawl.
- Ornithogalum L.
- Oziroe Raf.
- Paradisea Mazzuc.
- Peliosanthes Andrews
- Petronymphe H.E.Moore
- Polygonatum Mill.
- Prospero Salisb.
- Pseudogaltonia (Kuntze) Engl.
- Pseudoprospero Speta
- Puschkinia Adams
- Reineckea Kunth
- Resnova van der Merwe
- Rohdea Roth
- Romnalda P.F.Stevens
- Ruscus L.
- Schizocarphus van der Merwe
- Schoenolirion Durand
- Scilla L.
- Semele Kunth
- Sowerbaea Sm.
- Speirantha Baker
- Spetaea Wetschnig & Pfosser
- Theropogon Maxim.
- Thysanotus R.Br.
- Triandra Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Á.Alonso, N.R.Crouch & M.Pinter
- Trichopetalum Lindl.
- Trihesperus Herb.
- Triteleia Douglas ex Lindl.
- Triteleiopsis Hoover
- Tupistra Ker Gawl.
- Veltheimia Gled.
- Xerolirion A.S.George
- Xochiquetzallia J.Gut.
- Yucca L.
- Zagrosia Speta
- Zingela N.R.Crouch, Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & M.Á.Alonso
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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