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Asphodelaceae
Sign in to saveAsphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. The type genus is Asphodelus.
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Asphodelaceae is a family of plants within the order Asparagales. It belongs to the class Liliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxonomic type for this family is Asphodelus. Synonyms for the family include Xanthorrhoeaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, and Aloaceae. The name was established by de Jussieu in 1789, and the taxon is currently accepted.
Records of Asphodelaceae have been documented in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Tanzania, and Brasil. These records are held by institutions including CAS, MEL, RSA, BRIT, and MO. The family has 703,697 occurrence records and 2,135 associated publications.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsphodelaceae
General: Asphodelaceae as defined by APG IV is morphologically
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MEL, RSA, BRIT, MO, UFG
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Mexico, Tanzania, Brasil, Russian Federation, South Africa
Research
2,135 papers- Aloe Barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera).International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition · 2024
- Therapeutic uses of Aloe L. (Asphodelaceae) in southern Africa.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2008
- Curación de úlceras venosas crónicas inducida con un hidrogel de aloe vera, sorbitol, alantoína y glicerol.Journal of wound care · 2022
- Curación de úlceras venosas crónicas inducida con un hidrogel de aloe vera, sorbitol, alantoína y glicerol.Journal of wound care · 2022
- Ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological significance of the genus Bulbine (Asphodelaceae).Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Asphodelus albus0.jpg
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- Commons category
- Asphodelaceae
- taxon name
- Asphodelaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Asphodelaceae
- taxon synonym
- Aloaceae
- taxonomic type
- Asphodelus
- taxon common name
- 阿福花科
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Systematics
- Phylogeny
- History
- Genera
- References
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Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species. The type genus is Asphodelus.
The family has a wide, but scattered, distribution throughout the tropics and temperate zones; for example, Xanthorrhoea is endemic to Australia, while the Aloes are unique to Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Many of the family's genera are cultivated as ornamentals, with some being highly collectible and sought-after, such as Haworthia and Gasteria, as well as their intergeneric hybrids with Aloe (x Gasteraloe, x Gastorthia, x Haworthaloe, etc.), while a few are grown commercially for cut flowers. Two species of Aloe, A. vera and A. maculata, are grown for their leaf sap, which contains digestive enzymes, and has medicinal and cosmetic applications.
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