- Xeronemataceae
image_caption = "Xeronema callistemon"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia = Xeronemataceae
familia_authority = M.W.Chase , P.J.Rudall & M.F.Fay
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see text
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range_map_width = 230px
range_map_caption = Xeronemataceae distribution mapXeronemataceae is family of
flowering plants in the Asparagales order. The name was published in 2000 and has therefore been recognized only in recent taxonomies. [cite journal|last = Chase|first = MW|authorlink = |coauthors = PJ Rudall, MF Fay|title = Xeronemataceae, a new family of asparagoid lilies from New Caledonia and New Zealand|journal = Kew Bulletin|volume = 55|issue = 4|pages = 865–870|date = 2000|accessdate = 2007-06-02|doi = 10.2307/4113631] TheAPG II system , of 2003 does recognize this family and places it in the orderAsparagales , in the clademonocots . The single genus in the family,Xeronema , with two species, has been variously placed in the familyAsphodelaceae or the familyHemerocallidaceae in other taxonomic systems.One species, "Xeronema callistemon", is native to two islands off of the north coast of the
North Island ofNew Zealand and the other, "Xeronema moorei", is native toNew Caledonia . The plants are herbaceous monocots, spreading byrhizomes , and have large flowers set on terminal spikes, with stamens towering above the flowers.References
External links
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=91817&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser]
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