Melanthiaceae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Chionographideae – Heloniadeae – Melanthieae – Parideae – Xerophylleae
Genera: Amianthium – Anticlea – Chamaelirium – Helonias – Heloniopsis – Melanthium – Paris – Pseudotrillium – Schoenocaulon – Stenanthium – Toxicoscordion – Trillium – Veratrum – Xerophyllum – Ypsilandra – Zigadenus

Name

Melanthiaceae Batsch ex Borkh., Bot. Wörterb. 2: 8. (1797), nom. cons.

Type genus: Melanthium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 339. (1753) nom. rej. prop. against Veratrum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1044. (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Chionographidaceae Takht., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81(2): 85. 1966
- Heloniadaceae J.Agardh, Theoria Syst. Pl.: 4. Apr-Sep. 1858
- Paridaceae Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 131. 1827
- Trilliaceae Chevall., Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 297. 1827, nom. cons.
- Veratraceae Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 10. 1807.
- Xerophyllaceae Takht., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81 (2): 86. 1996.

References

Primary references

Borkhausen, M.B. 1797. Botanisches Wörterbuch 2: 8.

Additional references

Kim, S.C., Kim, J.S., Chase, M.W., Fay, M.F. & Kim, J.H. 2016. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of Melanthiaceae (Liliales) based on plastid DNA sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(4): 567-584. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12405 Reference page.
Zomlefer, W.B., Judd, W.S. & Gandhi, K.N. 2010. Proposal to conserve the name Veratrum against Melanthium (Melanthiaceae). Taxon 59(2): 644–645.
Tamura, M.N. 1998. Melanthiaceae. In: Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae): 369-380.
Tamura, M.N. 1998. Trilliaceae. In: Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae): 444-452.
Tanaka, N. 2019. Taxonomy, evolution and phylogeography of the genus Helonias (Melanthiaceae) revisited. Phytotaxa 390(1): 1-84. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.390.1.1. Reference page.
Zomlefer, W.B., Williams, N.H.. Whitten, W.M. & Judd, W.S. 2001. Generic circumscription and relationships in the tribe Melanthieae (Liliales, Melanthiaceae), with emphasis on Zigadenus: evidence from ITS and trnL-F sequence data. American Journal of Botany 88(9): 1657–1669. DOI: 10.2307/3558411 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melanthiaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Melanthiaceae. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
Tropicos.org 2013. Melanthiaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.

Vernacular names

asturianu: Melanthiacees
azərbaycanca: Melantkimilər
català: Melantiàcia
čeština: Kýchavicovité
dansk: Giftlilje-familien
Deutsch: Germergewächse
English: Bunch flower family
Esperanto: Melantiacoj
español: Melanthiáceas
suomi: Karhunruohokasvit
français: Mélanthiacées
hornjoserbsce: Kichawowe rostliny
magyar: Zászpafélék
日本語: メランチウム科
перем коми: Мелантиум котыр
한국어: 멜란티움과
kurdî: Famîleya leylankên axûdar
коми: Мелантиум котыр
lietuvių: Melantiniai
Nederlands: Eenbesfamilie
norsk: Giftliljefamilien
polski: Melantkowate
русский: Мелантиевые
slovenčina: Kýchavicovité
svenska: Nysrotsväxter
українська: Мелантієві
Tiếng Việt: Họ Hắc dược hoa
中文: 黑药花科

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