| Lilieae | |
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| Gagea lutea | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae Ritgen |
| Genera | |
TheLilieae are amonophyletictribe ofmonocotyledonperennial,herbaceous mainlybulbousflowering plants in the lilyfamily (Liliaceae).
The term has varied over the years but in modern classification constitutes either a broadcircumscription (Lilieaesensu lato,s.l.) with eight genera, placed in the subfamilyLilioideae, or narrower circumscription with four genera (Lilieaesensu stricto,s.s.), excludingTulipa (which now includesAmana),Erythronium andGagea (which now includesLloydia) which are treated as a separate tribe,Tulipeae., andLilium includesNomocharis, reducing the number of genera in Lilieae to four, with about 260–300 species.[1][2]
| Genera | Sensu stricto | Sensu lato |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiocrinum | Lilieae | Lilieae |
| Notholirion | Lilieae | Lilieae |
| Nomocharis | Lilieae | Lilieae |
| Fritillaria | Lilieae | Lilieae |
| Lilium | Lilieae | Lilieae |
| Gagea | Tulipeae | Lilieae |
| Lloydia | Tulipeae | Lilieae |
| Amana | Tulipeae | Lilieae |
| Tulipa | Tulipeae | Lilieae |
| Erythronium | Tulipeae | Lilieae |
The evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships between the genera currently included in Liliaceae are shown in thiscladogram.
| Cladogram:Phylogeny andbiogeography of the genera of the Liliaceae | |||||||||||||||
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| Phylogenetic tree reflecting relationships based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.[3][4][5][6][7][1][8][9] *=Liliaceaesensu Tamura; EA=Eurasia NA=North America |
Lilieaes.s. are distributed in temperate Northern Hemisphere areas, with the maincentre of diversity in theQinghai–Tibet Plateau, where about 100 species may be found. Other areas include East Asia, Central and West Asia, the Mediterranean Basin and North America.[2]
.JPG) Genera of theLiliaceae family | |||||
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| Lilioideae |
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| Calochortoideae | |||||
| Streptopoideae | |||||