Biology:Liliidae

Short description: Subclass of flowering plants

Lilium martagon

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.

Liliidae in Takhtajan system

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

Liliidae in Cronquist system

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

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)

• 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)

(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

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.