Liliales

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Liliales is an order of flowering monocot plants that includes lilies and related families, many of which are known for their showy, often ornamental flowers.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Liliales canonical 8
Liliiflorae (historical systems) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots
linked to: Liliopsida
class Liliopsida
contains Alstroemeriaceae
Campynemataceae
Colchicaceae
Corsiaceae
Liliaceae
Melanthiaceae
Philesiaceae
Ripogonaceae
Smilacaceae
containsEconomicallyImportantPlants medicinal plants
ornamental flowers
containsSpeciesWith underground storage organs such as bulbs or rhizomes
containsToxicMembers true
distribution cosmopolitan
division Magnoliophyta
etymology derived from the genus Lilium
flowerSymmetry mostly actinomorphic
flowerType showy flowers
growthForm mostly herbaceous plants
habitat temperate regions
tropical regions
hasRepresentativeGenus Alstroemeria
Colchicum
Lilium
Smilax
includes lilies
many ornamental plants
kingdom Plantae
leafVenation parallel venation
nameEnding -ales
ovaryPosition usually superior
perianthParts typically in multiples of three
photosynthetic true
pollination mainly by insects
previouslyClassifiedIn Liliiflorae (historical systems)
linked to: Liliales
recognizedBy APG IV system
reproduction flowers
scientificName Liliales
seedType endospermous seeds
subclass Liliidae
taxonRank order
typeOf flowering plant order

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liliopsida includesOrder Liliales
Easter lily order Liliales
Calochortus nuttallii order Liliales
subject linked to: Sego lily
Gloriosa lily order Liliales
Liliaceae order Liliales
Liliales scientificName Liliales
Liliales previouslyClassifiedIn Liliiflorae (historical systems)
linked to: Liliales
Lilium order Liliales
Tulipa order Liliales