Nolina
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Nolina | |
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Nolina bigelovii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Nolina Michx.[1] |
Species | |
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Nolina is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. Some botanists have included the genus Beaucarnea in Nolina. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[2] Former alternative placements include Nolinaceae and Agavaceae. The genus is named for 18th century French arboriculturist Abbé C. P. Nolin.[3] Members of the genus are known as beargrasses,[4] some of which are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Species
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Formerly placed here
- Beaucarnea gracilis Lem. (as N. gracilis (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom.)
- Beaucarnea guatemalensis Rose (as N. guatemalensis (Rose) Cif. & Giacom.)
- Beaucarnea recurvata Lem. (as N. recurvata (Lem.) Hemsl.)[5]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Nolina Michx.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Hess, William J. "Nolina Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 207. 1803.". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nolina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "GRIN Species Records of Nolina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
External links
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- (English) Nolina in Flora of North America
- (French) photos on www.AIAPS.org
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