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Liliales

Plant Orders

Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants belonging to the lilioid monocots, comprising 10 families, about 67 genera, and roughly 1,768 species. Its largest family, Liliaceae, includes lilies, tulips, and fritillaries, while other families in the order include Smilacaceae, Colchicaceae, Melanthiaceae, and Alstroemeriaceae. Most members are perennials with food storage organs such as corms and rhizomes, and the order is widely distributed across temperate and subtropical regions.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
Over 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Liliales
Filter Results4 entries

Crocus sieberi

Liliales

Gladiolus communis

Liliales

Iris pseudacorus

Liliales

Water Hyacinth

Liliales
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Crocus sieberi, Species
Source Wikidata: Crocus sieberi
Erythronium citrinum, Species
Source GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match: Erythronium citrinum
Gladiolus communis, Species
Source Wikidata: Gladiolus communis
Iris pseudacorus, Species
Source Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)
Water Hyacinth, Species
Source Wikidata: Water Hyacinth
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ53478, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Liliales
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Monocot Orders, Lead
    Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and Angiosperm Phylogeny Web system, within the lilioid monocots.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Liliales
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1916
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Liliales
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Liliales" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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Wikidata: Liliales
Wikidata Q53478, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Water Hyacinth
Parent Taxon Of: Water Hyacinth, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Iris pseudacorus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Gladiolus communis
Parent Taxon Of: Gladiolus communis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Crocus sieberi
Parent Taxon Of: Crocus sieberi, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match: Erythronium citrinum
GBIF SecretariatParent Taxon Of: Erythronium citrinum, Backbone match, classification
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Erythronium citrinum, Backbone match, classification
"order": "Liliales"
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