Convallarioideae is a monocot subfamily of the family Asparagaceae. It used to be treated as a separate family, Ruscaceae s.l., but this family was merged into Asparagaceae in the APG III system of 2009. Initially the name Nolinoideae was used, derived from the type genus Nolina.

||Former family placement(s)<br/>other than Ruscaceae s.l.

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|Aspidistra <small>Ker Gawl.</small> <br />(including Antherolophus <small>Gagnep.</small>, Colania <small>Gagnep.</small>)|| Both members of the genus have since been transferred to the genus Beaucarnea (also a member of the subfamily) after molecular phylogenetic research demonstrated a strong phylogenetic relationship with species of Beaucarnea.

References

  • Convallariaceae, Dracaenaceae, Eriospermaceae, Nolinaceae, Ruscaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 3 May 2006. http://delta-intkey.com
  • Liliaceae in Flora of North America
  • NCBI Taxonomy Browser
  • links, links, links, links links at CSDL, Texas