Dasylirion
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| Dasylirion | |
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| Dasylirion wheeleri | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Dasylirion Zucc.[1] |
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Dasylirion is a genus of 17 species of flowering plants, all native to Mexico, with three species also extending into the southwestern United States. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae[2]).
Selected species
- Dasylirion acrotrichum (Schiede) Zucc.
- Dasylirion durangense Trel.
- Dasylirion leiophyllum Engelm. ex Trel. (syn. D. heteracanthum I.M.Johnst.)
- Dasylirion longissimum Lem.
- Dasylirion lucidum Rose
- Dasylirion serratifolium (Karw. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Zucc.
- Dasylirion texanum Scheele[3]
- Dasylirion wheeleri S.Watson[4]
Formerly placed here
- Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson (as D. bigelovii Torr.)[4]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Dasylirion Zucc.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ↑ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
- ↑ "Dasylirion". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "GRIN Species Records of Dasylirion". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- Flora of North America: Dasylirion
- Bogler, D. J. (1995). Systematics of Dasylirion: taxonomy and molecular phylogeny. Bol. Soc. Bot. México 56: 69–76.
External links
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Data related to Dasylirion at Wikispecies
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