Asphodelaceae
This list of genera was made in October 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Manning et al. 2014, Trias-Blasi et al. 2015, Woudstra et al. 2025, and Wurdack & Dorr (2009). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostocrinum F.Muell. | ||
| Aloe L. | Lomatophyllum Willd. | |
| Aloiampelos Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. (prev. under Aloe L.) | ||
| Aloidendron (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm. (prev. under Aloe L.) | ||
| Apicra Willd. | Haworthia Duval | |
| Aristaloe Boatwr. & J.C.Manning (prev. under Aloe L.) | ||
| Arnocrinum Endl. & Lehm. | ||
| Asphodeline Rchb. | ||
| Asphodelus L. | Glyphosperma S.Watson | |
| Astroloba Uitewaal (prev. under Apicra Willd., Haworthia Duval) | ||
| Bulbine Wolf | Bulbinopsis Borzì | |
| Bulbinella Kunth | ||
| Bulbinopsis Borzì | Bulbine Wolf | |
| Caesia R.Br. | ||
| Chamaescilla F.Muell. ex Benth. | ||
| Corynotheca F.Muell. ex Benth. | ||
| Dianella Lam. ex Juss. | ||
| Eccremis Baker | ||
| Eremurus M.Bieb. | ||
| Excremis Willd. | Eccremis Baker (p.p.) and Dianella Lam. ex Juss. (p.p) | |
| Gasteria Duval | ||
| Geitonoplesium A.Cunn. ex R.Br. | ||
| Glyphosperma S.Watson | Asphodelus L. | |
| Gonialoe (Baker) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning (prev. under Aloe L.) | ||
| Haworthia Duval | Apicra Willd. | |
| Haworthiopsis G.D.Rowley (prev. under Apicra Willd., Haworthia Duval) | ||
| Hemerocallis L. | ||
| Hensmania W.Fitzg. | ||
| Herpolirion Hook.f. | ||
| Hodgsoniola F.Muell. | ||
| Johnsonia R.Br. | ||
| Kniphofia Moench | ||
| Lomatophyllum Willd. | Aloe L. | |
| Pasithea D.Don | ||
| Phormium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | ||
| Rhuacophila Blume (prev. under Dianella Lam. ex Juss.) | ||
| Simethis Kunth | ||
| Stawellia F.Muell. | ||
| Stypandra R.Br. | ||
| Thelionema R.J.F.Hend. (prev. under Stypandra R.Br.) | ||
| Trachyandra Kunth | ||
| Tricoryne R.Br. | ||
| Tulista Raf. (prev. under Haworthia Duval) | ||
| Xanthorrhoea Sm. |
References
- Manning, J., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O., van der Bank, M. (2014). A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids? Systematic Botany, 39, 55–74. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364414X678044
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- Trias-Blasi, A., Baker, W.J., Haigh, A.L., Simpson, D.A., Weber, O. and Wilkin, P. (2015). A genus-level phylogenetic linear sequence of monocots. Taxon, 64, 552-581. https://doi.org/10.12705/643.9
- Woudstra, Y., Rees, P., Rakotoarisoa, S.E., Klopper, R.R., Smith, G.F., Rønsted, N., Grace, O.M. (2025). Nuclear phylogenomics reveals strong geographic patterns in the evolutionary history of Aloe and related genera (alooids). Annals of Botany, mcaf109. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf109
- Wurdack, K.J.J., Dorr, L.J. (2009). The South American genera of Hemerocallidaceae (Eccremis and Pasithea): two introductions to the New World. Taxon, 58, 1122-1134. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.584006
Foto: Dianella Lam. ex Juss. © Suvrat Kotagal