Haemodorum

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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 Smiith.[2][1] The genus is native to New Guinea and Australia.[3] The type species is Haemodorum corymbosum Vahl,[1] first described by Martin Vahl in 1805.[4]

species[3]
formerly included[3]

moved to Hagenbachia

Phylogeny[edit]

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.[5]

  subfamily Haemodoroideae 

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Tropicos, Haemodorum Sm.
  2. ^ Smith, James Edward. 1798. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 213-214 in Latin
  3. ^ a b c 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.015.