Comospermum

Comospermum yedoense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Genus: Comospermum
Species: C. yedoense

Name

Comospermum Rauschert, Taxon 31: 560 (1982)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alectorurus Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 14 (1908), nom. illeg.
    

Note: It is difficult to place this genus in a tribe, as it has alliances with Dracaena, Nolina and Convallarieae (Rudall, 1999)

References

• Rauschert, S. (1982) Taxon 31(3): 560.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Comospermum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Comospermum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 27 2015.
• Rudall, P.J. (1999) Flower anatomy and systematics of Comospermum (Asparagales). Systematics and Geography of Plants, 195-202. Full text PDF from ResearchGate
• Tropicos.org 2015. Comospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Sept. 2015.

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