Melanthiaceae

Chamaelirium luteum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Chionographideae – Heloniadeae – Melanthieae – Parideae – Xerophylleae
Genera: Amianthium – Anticlea – Chamaelirium – Helonias – Heloniopsis – Melanthium – Paris – Pseudotrillium – Schoenocaulon – Stenanthium – Toxicoscordion – Trillium – Veratrum – Xerophyllum – Ypsilandra – Zigadenus

Name

Melanthiaceae Batsch ex Borkh., Bot. Wörterb. 2: 8. (1797), nom. cons.

• Type genus: Melanthium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 339. (1753) nom. rej. prop. against Veratrum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1044. (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Chionographidaceae Takht., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81(2): 85. 1966
  • Heloniadaceae J.Agardh, Theoria Syst. Pl.: 4. Apr-Sep. 1858
  • Paridaceae Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 131. 1827
  • Trilliaceae Chevall., Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 297. 1827, nom. cons.
  • Veratraceae Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 10. 1807.
  • Xerophyllaceae Takht., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 81 (2): 86. 1996.

References

Primary references

• Borkhausen, M.B. 1797. Botanisches Wörterbuch 2: 8.

Additional references

• Kim, S.C., Kim, J.S., Chase, M.W., Fay, M.F. & Kim, J.H. 2016. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of Melanthiaceae (Liliales) based on plastid DNA sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(4): 567-584. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12405 Reference page. 
• Zomlefer, W.B., Judd, W.S. & Gandhi, K.N. 2010. Proposal to conserve the name Veratrum against Melanthium (Melanthiaceae). Taxon 59(2): 644–645.
• Tamura, M.N. 1998. Melanthiaceae. In: Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae): 369-380.
• Tamura, M.N. 1998. Trilliaceae. In: Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae): 444-452.
• Tanaka, N. 2019. Taxonomy, evolution and phylogeography of the genus Helonias (Melanthiaceae) revisited. Phytotaxa 390(1): 1-84. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.390.1.1. Reference page. 
• Zomlefer, W.B., Williams, N.H.. Whitten, W.M. & Judd, W.S. 2001. Generic circumscription and relationships in the tribe Melanthieae (Liliales, Melanthiaceae), with emphasis on Zigadenus: evidence from ITS and trnL-F sequence data. American Journal of Botany 88(9): 1657–1669. DOI: 10.2307/3558411 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Melanthiaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Melanthiaceae. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Melanthiaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
• GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

asturianu: Melanthiacees
azərbaycanca: Melantkimilər
català: Melantiàcia
čeština: Kýchavicovité
dansk: Giftlilje-familien
Deutsch: Germergewächse
English: Bunch flower family
Esperanto: Melantiacoj
español: Melanthiáceas
suomi: Karhunruohokasvit
français: Mélanthiacées
hornjoserbsce: Kichawowe rostliny
magyar: Zászpafélék
日本語: メランチウム科
перем коми: Мелантиум котыр
한국어: 멜란티움과
kurdî: Famîleya leylankên axûdar
коми: Мелантиум котыр
lietuvių: Melantiniai
Nederlands: Eenbesfamilie
norsk: Giftliljefamilien
polski: Melantkowate
русский: Мелантиевые
slovenčina: Kýchavicovité
svenska: Nysrotsväxter
українська: Мелантієві
Tiếng Việt: Họ Hắc dược hoa
中文: 黑药花科

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