Tecophilaeaceae
Family of flowering plants
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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]
| Tecophilaeaceae | |
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| Odontostomum hartwegii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.[1] |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cyanastraceae | |
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][3] 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:[2]
- Conanthera Ruiz & Pav.
- Cyanastrum Oliv.
- Cyanella Royen
- Eremiolirion J.C.Manning & F.Forest
- Kabuyea Brummitt
- Odontostomum Torr.
- Tecophilaea Bertero ex Colla
- Walleria J.Kirk
- Zephyra D.Don