Convallarioideae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Convallarioideae
Tribus: Convallarieae – Dracaeneae – Eriospermeae – Nolineae – Ophiopogoneae – Polygonateae – Rusceae
Genera: Aspidistra – Beaucarnea – Chrysodracon – Comospermum – Convallaria – Danae – Dasylirion – Disporopsis – Dracaena – Eriospermum – Heteropolygonatum – Liriope – Maianthemum – Nolina – Ophiopogon – Peliosanthes – Polygonatum – Reineckea – Rohdea – Ruscus – Sansevieria – Semele – Speirantha – Theropogon – Tupistra

Name

Convallarioideae Herb., Amaryllidaceae 48 (1837) as suborder...Convallarieæ (under Liliaceae), but treated as subfamily name in accordance with ICN Art. 19.2 (Tropicos, 2025)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Convallariaceae Horan., Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 53. 1834.
  - Type genus: Convallaria L.
Heterotypic
- Aspidistraceae Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. 32. 1844.
  - Type genus: Aspidistra Ker Gawl.
- Dracaenaceae Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 73. 1866.
  - Type genus: Dracaena Vand. ex L.
- Eriospermaceae Orb., Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 5: 402. 1845.
  - Type genus: Eriospermum Jacq. ex Willd.
- Nolinaceae Nakai, Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 226. 1943.
  - Nolinoideae Eb. Fisch. & Mwachala, A.Engler's Syllabus der Pflanzenfamilien 4: 431. 2015 (non Nolanoideae Burnett, Outlines Bot. 985, 1095, 1106. 1835, misapplied).
    - Type genus: Nolina Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 207–208. (1803)
- Ophiopogonaceae Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen., Tab. Diagn. 397, Comm. 308. 1842.
  - Type genus: Ophiopogon Ker Gawl.
- Peliosanthaceae Salisb., Gen. Pl. 63. 1866.
  - Type genus: Peliosanthes Andrews
- Polygonataceae Salisb., Gen. Pl. 63. 1866.
  - Type genus: Polygonatum Mill.
- Ruscaceae M.Roem., Handb. Allg. Bot. 3: 446. 1840, nom. cons.
  - Type genus: Ruscus L.
- Sansevieriaceae Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 12: 779. 1936.
  - Type genus: Sansevieria Thunb., nom. cons.
- Tupistraceae Schnizl., Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 1: 72. 1846.
  - Type genus: Tupistra Ker Gawl.

References

Primary references

Herbert, W. 1837. Amaryllidaceae; preceded by an attempt to arrange the monocotyledonous orders, and followed by a treatise on cross-bred vegetables, and supplement. VI + 428 pp., 48 tt. James Ridgway and Sons, London. BHL Reference page. : 48.

Additional references

Burnett, G.T. 1835. Outlines of Botany, including a general history of the vegetable kingdom. Vol. 1–2. London: John Churchill: 1190 pp. Internet Archive Reference page. : 985, 1095, 1106.
Tanaka, N. & Nguyen, K.S., 2023. Nolinoideae (Asparagaceae) in APG III needs replacing with Convallarioideae. Phytotaxa 583(3): 297–299. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.583.3.9 Reference page.

Links

Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Convallarioideae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Mar. 2014. Reference page.
Nolinoideae – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
EOL: Convallarioideae

Vernacular names

العربية: نوليناوات
català: Nolinòidia
فارسی: کوله‌خاسیان
hornjoserbsce: Ruskusowe rostliny
magyar: Medvefűformák
日本語: スズラン亜科
한국어: 놀리나아과
lietuvių: Pelžiediniai
русский: Нолиновые
українська: Нолінові