Dictionary - Definition of Aphyllanthaceae

Definition: Aphyllanthaceae


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes.[Wordnet].
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Common Expressions: Aphyllanthaceae

Expressions	Definition
Family Aphyllanthaceae	One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Extended Definition: Aphyllanthaceae

Aphyllanthaceae

Aphyllanthes monspeliensis

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Aphyllanthaceae Burnett)

Distribution

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Aphyllanthaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only few taxonomists.

The APG II system (2003) does not recognize such a family, not as such, but allows it to be segregated from the family Asparagaceae, as an optional segregate. In as far as APG II accepts this family it is placed in the order Asparagales, in the clade monocots. It consists of only one species, Aphyllanthes monspeliensis.

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