Parideae

Parideae
Paris quadrifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Tribe: Parideae
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Parideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae. This group was previously treated as a separate family, Trilliceae.

Taxonomy

Parideae was named by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling in 1830. At the time, Bartling placed four genera in tribe Parideae: Myrsiphyllum Willd., Medeola L., Trillium L., and Paris L. As of March 2023, Myrsiphyllum is a synonym for Asparagus L. and Medeola is a member of tribe Medeoleae in the family Liliaceae. The type genus for tribe Parideae is Paris.

Subdivisions

Some authorities recognize six genera within tribe Parideae:

As of March 2025, Plants of the World Online considers Daiswa and Kinugasa to be synonyms of Paris, and Trillidium to be a synonym of Trillium.