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Asparagales
Taxonomy
Asparagales was named by Link (1829). It is extant.
It was assigned to Liliidae by Mabberley (2000); to Magnoliidae by Taylor et al. (2008); and to Monocots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Liliidae by Mabberley (2000); to Magnoliidae by Taylor et al. (2008); and to Monocots by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Agapanthaceae, Agavaceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Anthericaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae (syn. Xanthorrhoeaceae), Asteliaceae, Blandfordiaceae, Boryaceae, Cyanastraceae, Doryanthaceae, Eriospermaceae, Heliotropites, Hemerocallidaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Iridaceae, Ixioliriaceae, Lanariaceae, Luzuriagaceae, Orchidaceae, Phormiaceae, Tecophilaeaceae, Trilliaceae, Xeronemataceae
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Asparagales Link p. 272 |
| 2000 | Asparagales Mabberley |
| 2008 | Asparagales Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
| 2016 | Asparagales The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Asparagales Link 1829
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Fm. Amaryllidaceae Saint-Hilaire
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G. Paposoa García 2020
G. Schickendantziella Spegazzini 1903
G. Urceolina Reichenbach 1828
Fm. Asphodelaceae Jussieu 1789
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G. Asphodelus Linnaeus 1753
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Asphodelus fistulosus Linnaeus 1753
Asphodelus luteus Linnaeus 1753
Asphodelus ramosus Linnaeus 1753
Invalid names: Xanthorrhoeaceae Dumortier 1829 [synonym]
Fm. Iridaceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. Afrosolen Goldblatt and Manning 2016
G. Duthiastrum de Vos 1975
G. Iris Linnaeus 1753
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Iris aphylla Linnaeus 1753
Iris biflora Linnaeus 1753
Iris foetidissima Linnaeus 1753
Iris germanica Linnaeus 1753
Iris graminea Linnaeus 1753
Iris persica Linnaeus 1753
Iris pseudacorus Linnaeus 1753
Iris pumila Linnaeus 1753
Iris sibirica Linnaeus 1753
Iris sisyrinchium Linnaeus 1753
Iris spuria Linnaeus 1753
Iris susiana Linnaeus 1753
Iris tuberosa Linnaeus 1753
Iris variegata Linnaeus 1753
Iris verna Linnaeus 1753
Iris versicolor Linnaeus 1753
Iris virginica Linnaeus 1753
Iris xiphium Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Orchidaceae de Jussieu 1789 [orchid]
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G. Aulosepalum Garay 1982
G. Echinosepala Pridgeon and Chase 2002
G. Eriodes Rolfe 1915
G. Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón 1794 [tiger orchid]
G. Neomoorea Rolfe 1904
G. Nidema Britton and Millspaugh 1920
G. Pelexia Poiteau 1826
G. Sanderella Kuntze 1891
G. Sirhookera Kuntze 1891
G. Vandopsis Pfitzer 1889
Invalid names: Agapanthaceae [empty], Alliaceae Borkhausen [empty], Anthericaceae Agardh [empty], Aphyllanthaceae Burnett [empty], Blandfordiaceae Dahlgren and Clifford 1985 [empty], Boryaceae Chase et al. 1997 [empty], Cyanastraceae Engler [empty], Doryanthaceae Dahlgren and Clifford 1985 [empty], Eriospermaceae Endlicher [empty], Hemerocallidaceae Brown [empty], Hyacinthaceae Borkhausen [empty], Hypoxidaceae Brown 1814 [empty], Ixioliriaceae Nakai 1943 [empty], Lanariaceae Dahlgren and van Wyk 1988 [empty], Luzuriagaceae Lotsy [empty], Phormiaceae Agardh [empty], Tecophilaeaceae Leybold 1862 [empty], Trilliaceae Chevallier [empty], Xeronemataceae Chase et al. 2000 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 61.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene | Colombia | Amaryllidaceae CJ62 (134749) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | New Zealand (Southland) | Phormium sp. (169981) | |
| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Dendrobium winikaphyllum, Earina fouldenensis, Astelia antiquua (50035) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Annulites mexicana (125757) | |
| Miocene | India (Tamil Nadu) | Dracaena sp. (224618) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Cylindrocites browni (122472) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Kenya | Dracaena sp. (22303) | |
| Serravallian | Kenya | Dracaena sp. (22266) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Astelia indet. (172883) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Astelia alpina, Astelia sp., Milligania sp. (166707) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | Amaryllidaceae indet., Orchidaceae indet. (228762) |