Paradisea

Paradisea
Paradisea liliastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Paradisea
Mazzuc., nom. cons.
Synonyms[1]
  • Liliastrum Fabr.
  • Allobrogia Tratt.
  • Czackia Andrz.
  • Pleisolirion Raf.
  • Hyperogyne Salisb.

Paradisea (paradise lily) is a European genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae.[2] It was formerly classified in the family Anthericaceae or earlier in the Liliaceae. Paradisea is sometimes confused with Anthericum.[3]

Paradisea contains two species of herbaceous perennials:-[4]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "The Plant List, Version 1". 2010.
  3. 1 2 PBSWiki - Paradisea.
  4. 1 2 3 RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  5. Altervista Flora Italiana, Paradisia, St Bruno's Lily, Paradisea liliastrum (L.) Bertol., Fl. Ital. 4: 133. 1840
  6. Paradisea liliastrum. Royal Horticultural Society.
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