Haemodorum

Haemodorum
Haemodorum coccineum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Haemodoraceae
Subfamily: Haemodoroideae
Genus: Haemodorum
Sm.
Type species
Haemodorum corymbosum
Collection data for Haemodorum spp. within Australia

Haemodorum is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1798 by James Edward Smith. The genus is native to New Guinea and Australia. The type species is Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl, first described by Martin Vahl in 1805.

species
formerly included

moved to Hagenbachia

Phylogeny

Comparison of homologous DNA has increased the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships between the genera in the Haemodoroideae subfamily. The following tree represents those insights.

subfamily Haemodoroideae

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tropicos, Haemodorum Sm.
  2. ↑ Smith, James Edward. 1798. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 213-214 in Latin
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Vahl, M (1805). "Haemodorum". Enumeratio Plantarum. 2: 179.
  5. ↑ Hopper, Stephen D.; Smith, Rhian J.; Fay, Michael F.; Manning, John C.; Chase, Mark W. (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics of Haemodoraceae in the Greater Cape and Southwest Australian Floristic Regions". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51: 19–30. Bibcode:2009MolPE..51...19H. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.015. PMID 19063982.