Boryaceae

Taxobox
name = Boryaceae
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Boryaceae
familia_authority = (Baker) M.W.Chase, P.J.Rudall & Conran
subdivision_ranks = genera
subdivision ="Borya"
"Alania"
range_

range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = Boryaceae distribution map

Boryaceae is a family of arborescent, or tree forming, highly drought tolerant flowering plants native to Australia. The tree habit of these plants and their somewhat close relationship to the Lily family leads to a general common name of lily trees.

This family is recognized by few taxonomists, with most systems putting the two genera, "Borya" and "Alania" in the Anthericaceae or the Liliaceae. The APG II system, of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998), does recognize this family and places it in the order Asparagales, in the clade monocots, based on molecular phylogenetic evidence that show the two genera form a clade. [cite book|last =Rudall|first =P|coauthors =P Cribb, D Cutler, C Humphries (eds)|title =Monocotyledons: systematics andevolution|publisher =Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|date = 1995|pages = 109-137] The family then includes these two genera, totalling a dozen species in Australia.

References

External links

* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=59003&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=054l&level=g&id=369 "Borya" in western Australia]
* [http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gateway_family?fam=Boryaceae links at CSDL, Texas]