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Aloe family
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Aloe family

Asphodelaceae

Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Until 2016, the name Xanthorrhoeaceae was used for the family in the APG classification system. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 40 genera and 900 known species.

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6 branches of this family, most-observed first

Aloes and allies

subfamilyAsphodeloideae

daylilies and allies

subfamilyHemerocallidoideae

Grasstrees

subfamilyXanthorrhoeoideae

Excremis

genusExcremis

Rhuacophila

genusRhuacophila

Aloestrela

genusAloestrela

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71400.