Tecophilaeaceae Explained

Tecophilaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.^[1] It consists of nine genera with a total of 27 species.^[2]

The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the 1998, 2003, and 2009 versions) does recognize this family.^[1] The family then includes over half a dozen genera, with only a few dozen species, occurring in Africa, in western South America and western North America. This circumscription includes the genus Cyanastrum, which sometimes has been treated as a separate family Cyanastraceae.

Genera

The following genera are recognised:

• Conanthera
• Cyanastrum
• Cyanella
• Eremiolirion
• Kabuyea
• Odontostomum
• Tecophilaea
• Walleria
• Zephyra

External links

• Tecophilaeaceae, Cyanastraceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
• links at CSDL, Texas and more links at CSDL, Texas
• Tecophilaeaceae of Chile, por Chileflora

Notes and References

1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group . 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 181. 1. 1–20. 0024-4074. 10.1111/boj.12385. free.
2. Christenhusz, M. J. M. . Byng, J. W. . amp . 2016 . The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase . Phytotaxa . 261 . 201–217 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 . 3 . free .