Taccaceae

This list of genera was made in August 2025 according to Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Cheek et al. 2024, and Lin et al. 2022. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Leontopetaloides BoehmTacca J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Schizocapsa HanceTacca J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Tacca J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Leontopetaloides Boehm., Schizocapsa Hance

References

  • Cheek, M., Soto Gomez, M., Graham, S.W., Rudall, O. (2024). Afrothismiaceae (Dioscoreales), a new fully mycoheterotrophic family endemic to tropical Africa. Kew Bull 79, 55–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-023-10124-w
  • Lin, Q., Braukmann, T.W.A., Soto Gomez, M., Mayer, J.L.S., Pinheiro, F., Merckx, V.S.F.T., Stefanović, S. Graham, S.W. (2022). Mitochondrial genomic data are effective at placing mycoheterotrophic lineages in plant phylogeny. New Phytologist, 236, 1908-1921. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18335
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

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