Melanthieae

Veratrum californicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genera: Amianthium – Anticlea – Melanthium – Schoenocaulon – Stenanthium – Toxicoscordion – Veratrum – Zigadenus

Name

Melanthieae Griseb. (1846)

Synonyms

• Melanthianae Doweld (2001) Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. lv.
• Melanthioideae Eaton (1836) Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 27.
• Veratreae T.Nees & C.H.Eberm. ex Endl. (1836) Gen. Pl. 134.
• Veratroideae Burmeist. (1837) Handb. Naturgesch. 222.

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1844–1846. Spicilegium Florae Rumelicae et Bithynicae Exhibens Synopsin Plantarum. Volumen secundum. Vieweg, Braunschweig. 548 pp. MDZ Reference page. : 2: 377.

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. 
• Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. 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. 

Vernacular names

العربية: ملانطيوناوية

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