Streptopoideae

Streptopoideae
Prosartes trachycarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily:
Mabb. ex Reveal[1]
Genera

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The Streptopoideae are a subfamily of monocotyledon perennial, herbaceous, mainly bulbous shade dwelling flowering plants in the lily family, Liliaceae. The subfamily includes three genera.

Description

Streptopus lanceolatus
Red berry and seeds of Streptopus amplexifolius
Scoliopus bigelovii

Streptopoideae are herbaceous plants[2] with branched, leafy stems, and red to white berry fruits[3] bearing striate seeds.[4]

Taxonomy

It was validly published by James Lauritz Reveal in 2012 based on previous work by David John Mabberley.[1]

Genera

It has three genera:[5]

Phylogeny

It is the most basal subfamily within the family Liliaceae, and therefore it is the sister group to the subfamilies Calochortoideae and Lilioideae.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b subfam. Streptopoideae Mabb. ex Reveal. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77121586-1
  2. ^ Streptopoideae Mabberley ex Reveal. (n.d.). Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/29149
  3. ^ Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, U.S.A. https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/cust/2024ncpd/main.php?pg=show-key.php&keyid=39515. Accessed Feb 24, 2025.
  4. ^ Mabberley, David J (2013). Mabberley's Plant-Book (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107782594. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ^ Streptopoideae. (n.d.). BioLib. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.biolib.cz/cz/taxon/id729443/
  6. ^ Les, D. H. (2020). Aquatic Monocotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics. p. USA: CRC Press.