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Melanthiaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Melanthiaceae Batsch. Common name: Bunchflower Family.

Key to Melanthiaceae

A family of about 8 genera and 80 species, mostly temperate and northern hemisphere, but extending into South America (Peru). We here accept a narrower circumscription of Melanthiaceae (excluding Trilliaceae, Xerophyllaceae, Chionographidaceae, and Heloniadaceae) than currently traditional, based on the age, phylogeny, and morphological distinctiveness of the units (Kim, Kim, & Kim 2019).

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References: Dahlgren, Clifford, & Yeo (1985); Kim et al. (2016); Kim, Kim, & Kim (2019); Tamura (1998c) In Kubitzki (1998a); Tamura et al. (2004); Zomlefer (1996); Zomlefer (1997a); Zomlefer (2003); Zomlefer et al. (2001). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Melanthiaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Anticlea | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Melanthiaceae© Scott Ward | Schoenocaulon dubium | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Melanthiaceae© Edwin Bridges | Melanthium | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Melanthiaceae© Edwin Bridges | Amianthium | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Melanthiaceae© Will Stuart | Zigadenus | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Melanthiaceae© Edwin Bridges | Veratrum viride | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Melanthiaceae© Will Stuart Jr. | Stenanthium | Original Image ⭷

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