Re: bulbs, corms tubers and other Geophytes was: Daylilies - another side of them

Val, you're right that having the word 'lily' in a plant name doesn't
necessarily mean it's even in the lily family (Liliaceae).  But, also
different genera of plants - like, for instance Nicotiana, Petunia,
Brugmansia, Capsicum (green and hot peppers), tomatoes and potatoes
are all part of the  Solanaceae family - which is one step up from
genus which is a step up from species which is a step up from
cultivar in the order of plants.  

Family (Solanaceae)
....Genus (Capsicum)
........Species (annuum)
...........Cultivar (form or variety) ['Purple Tiger']

Sometimes I get rather astounded when I find which plants are
actually part of the same family because they seem so dissimilar at
first glance, but the reason they are there (at least until the
taxonomists move them) is because of the relationship of things like
reproductive organs, chromosomes, etc....stuff you would not see at
first glance.

Seems to me that I've read recently that there's been a bunch of
shifting in the lily family.  Following copied and pasted from two
sources seems to reinforce that.  Kew is listing, I think (won't
swear to this as am not a taxonomist) what the splitters have come up
with and GRIN is listing - as synonyms, I note - the larger list that
has been considered in that family in the past...also note GRIN's
list has not been updated since 1996 and rather think the splitting
activity is very recent.  Where Allium (the onions) are now, Dean,
Lord only knows - would take a bit more digging around in lists of
genera to find out.

Kew VASCULAR PLANT FAMILIES and GENERA
http://www.kew.org.uk/cgi-bin/web.dbs/genlist.pl?LILIACEAE

List of Genera in LILIACEAE

Amana Honda = Tulipa L.
Calochortus Pursh
Cardiocrinum (Endl.) Lindl.
Erythronium L.
Fritillaria L.
Gagea Salisb.
Giraldiella Dammer = Lloydia Salisb. ex Rchb.
Korolkowia Regel
Lilium L.
Lloydia Salisb. ex Rchb.
Nomocharis Franch.
Notholirion Wall. ex Boiss.
Petilium Ludw. = Fritillaria L.
Rhinopetalum Fisch. ex D.Don = Fritillaria L.
Theresia K.Koch = Fritillaria L.
Tulipa L.
 =========
List of GRIN Genera
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genusfamfind.pl

Liliaceae Juss. 

Family number: 652. Last updated: 17-Sep-1996.
Type genus: Lilium L.

Synonyms for family

•Abaminaceae J. Agardh
•Acanthochlamydaceae P. C. Kao
•Agapanthaceae F. Voigt
•Alliaceae J. Agardh
•Alstroemeriaceae Dumort.
•Amaryllidaceae J. St.-Hil.
•Androsynaceae Salisb.
•Anthericaceae J. Agardh
•Aphyllanthaceae Burnett
•Asparagaceae Juss.
•Asphodelaceae Juss.
•Aspidistraceae Endl.
•Asteliaceae Dumort.
•Blandfordiaceae R. Dahlgren & Clifford
•Brunsvigiaceae Horan.
•Bulbocodiaceae Salisb.
•Burchardiaceae Takht.
•Calochortaceae Dumort.
•Campynemataceae Dumort.
•Cepaceae Salisb.
•Chionographidaceae Takht.
•Colchicaceae DC.
•Compsoaceae Horan.
•Convallariaceae Horan.
•Cyanellaceae Salisb.
•Cymbanthaceae Salisb., nom. inval.
•Cyrtanthaceae Salisb.
•Dianellaceae Salisb.
•Eriospermaceae Endl.
•Eucomidaceae Salisb.
•Fritillariaceae Salisb.
•Funkiaceae Horan., nom. illeg.
•Galanthaceae G. Mey.
•Gethyllidaceae Raf.
•Gilliesiaceae Lindl.
•Haemanthaceae Salisb.
•Heloniadaceae J. Agardh
•Hemerocallidaceae R. Br.
•Herreriaceae Endl.
•Hesperocallidaceae Traub
•Hostaceae B. Mathew
•Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh.
•Hypoxidaceae R. Br.
•Ixioliriaceae (Pax) Nakai
•Japonoliriaceae Takht.
•Johnsoniaceae Lotsy, nom. nud.
•Lachenaliaceae Salisb.
•Lanariaceae H. Huber ex R. Dahlgren
•Leucojaceae Batsch ex Borkh.
•Medeolaceae (S. Watson) Takht.
•Melanthiaceae Batsch
•Milulaceae Traub
•Nartheciaceae Fr. ex Rjurzon
•Ophiopogonaceae Endl.
•Oporanthaceae Salisb.
•Ornithogalaceae Salisb.
•Pancratiaceae Horan.
•Paridaceae Dumort.
•Platymetraceae Salisb.
•Polygonataceae Salisb.
•Ruscaceae Spreng. ex Hutch.
•Scillaceae Vest
•Scoliopaceae Takht.
•Strumariaceae Salisb.
•Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.
•Themidaceae Salisb.
•Tofieldiaceae Takht.
•Tricyridaceae Takht.
•Trilliaceae Lindl.
•Tulbaghiaceae Salisb.
•Tulipaceae Batsch ex Borkh.
•Uvulariaceae A. Gray ex Kunth
•Veratraceae Vest
•Walleriaceae (R. Dahlgren) H. Huber ex Takht.
•Xerophyllaceae Takht.
•Zephyranthaceae Salisb.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Lowery@teamzeon.com
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: bulbs, corms tubers and other Geophytes was: Daylilies
- another side of them
> Date: Friday, March 10, 2000 8:10 AM
> 
> 
> Dean,
> 
> I thought daylilies were part of hemerocallis and not lilium.  I'm
not
> well-versed on my botany, but the distinction was made on another
forum I
> belong to that discusses lilium.  They insist that to be considered
a true
> lily, the bulb must be formed of tightly formed scales.  Thus
plants with
> "lily" in the common name, like peruvian lilies, plantain lilies,
or even
> daylilies, don't necessarily belong to the group.  The people on
the lilium
> forum will not discuss these plants.
> 
> I learned the hard way.
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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