Asparagaceae

Translingual

Asparagus officinalis

Etymology

Asparagus +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Asparagaceae

1. (sensu stricto, under APG II) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – several genera, including Asparagus and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae.
2. A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – many genera.

Usage notes

• Member genera were formerly placed in Liliaceae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Agavoideae (former families Agavaceae and Hesperocallidaceae), Aphyllanthoideae (former family Aphyllanthaceae), Asparagoideae (former family Asparagaceae sensu strictu), Brodiaeoideae (former family Themidaceae), Lomandroideae (former family Laxmanniaceae), Nolinoideae (former family Ruscaceae), Scilloideae (former family Hyacinthaceae) - subfamilies
  • See Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the many genera.

References

• Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asparagaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Asparagaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asparagaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Asparagaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Asparagaceae at APWeb
• Asparagaceae at Paleobiology Database