Semele (plant)

Semele
Semele androgyna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Semele
Andrews[1]
Synonyms[1]

Amphion Salisb.

Semele is a genus of flowering plants native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[2]

Three species are recognized:[1]

  1. Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth - Canary Islands and Madeira
  2. Semele gayae (Webb & Berthel.) Svent. & Kunkel - Gran Canaria
  3. Semele menezesii J.G.Costa - Madeira

References

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  1. ^ a b c d World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-26, search for "Semele"
  2. ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x