Translingual

Asparagus officinalis

Proper noun

Asparagaceae

1. (sensu stricto, under APG II) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – several genera, including Asparagus and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae.
2. A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – many genera.

Usage notes

• Member genera were formerly placed in Liliaceae.

Hyponyms

• (family): Agavoideae (former families Agavaceae and Hesperocallidaceae), Aphyllanthoideae (former family Aphyllanthaceae), Asparagoideae (former family Asparagaceae sensu strictu), Brodiaeoideae (former family Themidaceae), Lomandroideae (former family Laxmanniaceae), Nolinoideae (former family Ruscaceae), Scilloideae (former family Hyacinthaceae) - subfamilies
  • See Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the many genera.

External links

• Asparagaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asparagaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asparagaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asparagaceae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Asparagaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Asparagaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Asparagaceae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Asparagaceae at APWeb
• Asparagaceae at Fossilworks