What is "lilieae"

The Lilieae are a tribe of monocotyledon perennial, herbaceous mainly bulbous flowering plants in the Liliaceae (Lily) family.

The term has varied over the years but in modern classification constitutes a broad circumscription (Lilieae sensu lato, s.l.) with eight genera, placed in the subfamily Lilioideae. However older literature frequently uses a narrower circumscription with six genera (Lilieae sensu stricto, s.s.), excluding Tulipa (which now includes Amana) and Erythronium which were treated as a separate tribe, Tulipeae. Within Lilieae s.s., Gagea now includes Lloydia.

Distribution of Lilieae genera

Genera

Sensu stricto

Sensu lato

Cardiocrinum

Lilieae

Lilieae

Notholirion

Lilieae

Lilieae

Nomocharis

Lilieae

Lilieae

Fritillaria

Lilieae

Lilieae

Lilium

Lilieae

Lilieae

Gagea

Lilieae

Lilieae

Lloydia

Lilieae

Lilieae

Amana

Tulipeae

Lilieae

Tulipa

Tulipeae

Lilieae

Erythronium

Tulipeae

Lilieae