Liliidae
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Liliidae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass will vary with the taxonomic system being used (there are many such systems); the only requirement being that it includes the family Liliaceae.
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Liliidae in Takhtajan system[edit]
The Takhtajan system treats this as one of six subclasses within class Liliopsida (= monocotyledons). This subclass consists of:
- subclass Liliidae
- superorder Lilianae
- order Melanthiales
- order Colchicales
- order Trilliales
- order Liliales
- order Alstroemeriales
- order Iridales
- order Tecophilaeales
- order Burmanniales
- order Hypoxidales
- order Orchidales
- order Amaryllidales
- order Asparagales
- order Xanthorrhoeales
- order Hanguanales
- superorder Dioscoreanae
- order Stemonales
- order Smilacales
- order Dioscoreales
- order Taccales
- superorder Lilianae
Liliidae in Cronquist system[edit]
The Cronquist system treats this as one of five subclasses within class Liliopsida (= monocotyledons), and it consists of:
- subclass Liliidae
- order Liliales
- order Orchidales
Liliidae in Dahlgren and Thorne systems[edit]
In the Dahlgren system and the Thorne system (1992) this is an important name: this subclass comprises the monocotyledons (in APG II these are the monocots).
Dahlgren (1985)[edit]
- subclass Liliidae [= monocotyledons]
- superorder Alismatanae
- superorder Triuridanae
- superorder Aranae
- superorder Lilianae
- superorder Bromelianae
- superorder Zingiberanae
- superorder Commelinanae
- superorder Arecanae
- superorder Cyclanthanae
- superorder Pandananae
Thorne (1992)[edit]
(in the version of the system as depicted by Reveal)
- subclass Liliidae [= monocotyledons ]
- superorder Lilianae
- superorder Hydatellanae
- superorder Triuridanae
- superorder Aranae
- superorder Cyclanthanae
- superorder Pandananae
- superorder Arecanae
- superorder Commelinanae
Liliidae in APG II system[edit]
The APG and APG II systems do not use formal botanical names above the rank of order, and names such as Liliopsida and Liliidae have no place in these systems.
