Fusifilum | |
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Fusifilum physodes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: |
Fusifilum Raf. [1] |
Fusifilum is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). [2] It is distributed in southern Africa ( South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia). [1] Some sources consider that all the species should be placed in the genus Drimia. [3]
The genus Fusifilum was created by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz in 1837, [4] the type species being F. physodes. [3] In 2001, some species were moved from other genera (such as Drimia) into Fusifilum. Other species were newly created. [4] A molecular phylogenetic analysis by Manning et al. in 2004 concluded that the genus was not monophyletic and that the species should all be placed in the genus Drimia. [3]
Fusifilum is placed in the tribe Urgineeae (or the subfamily Urgineoideae by those who use the family Hyacinthaceae). [3]
As of April 2013 [update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized the following species: [4]
Fusifilum | |
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Fusifilum physodes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Scilloideae |
Genus: |
Fusifilum Raf. [1] |
Fusifilum is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). [2] It is distributed in southern Africa ( South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia). [1] Some sources consider that all the species should be placed in the genus Drimia. [3]
The genus Fusifilum was created by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz in 1837, [4] the type species being F. physodes. [3] In 2001, some species were moved from other genera (such as Drimia) into Fusifilum. Other species were newly created. [4] A molecular phylogenetic analysis by Manning et al. in 2004 concluded that the genus was not monophyletic and that the species should all be placed in the genus Drimia. [3]
Fusifilum is placed in the tribe Urgineeae (or the subfamily Urgineoideae by those who use the family Hyacinthaceae). [3]
As of April 2013 [update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized the following species: [4]