Chionographidaceae Takhtajan. Common name: Fairy-wand Family.
A family of 2 genera, and 5 species, perennial herbs, of e. Asia and e. North America. We here accept a narrower circumscription of Melanthiaceae (excluding Trilliaceae, Xerophyllaceae, Chionographidaceae, and Heloniaceae) than currently traditional, based on the age, phylogeny, and morphological distinctiveness of these clades (Kim, Kim, & Kim 2019).
References: Kim, Kim, & Kim (2019); Tamura (1998c) In Kubitzki (1998a); Utech (2002a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Zomlefer (1997a). Show full citations.
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