Family · Monocots
Asphodelaceae
Aloe, daylily, red-hot poker
Succulent and herbaceous plants including aloes, daylilies and red-hot pokers, many with medicinal leaf gels.
- Accepted species
- 1,269accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 42accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈52 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Aloe
- Hemerocallis (daylily)
- Kniphofia (red-hot poker)
- Haworthia
Genera
Aloe611 spp.
Bulbine96 spp.
Kniphofia73 spp.
Eremurus68 spp.
Trachyandra60 spp.
Haworthia59 spp.
Dianella40 spp.
Xanthorrhoea28 spp.
Gasteria26 spp.
Bulbinella25 spp.
Haworthiopsis21 spp.
Asphodelus18 spp.
Hemerocallis18 spp.
Asphodeline17 spp.
Caesia15 spp.
Corynotheca13 spp.
Astroloba12 spp.
Tricoryne10 spp.
Aloiampelos7 spp.
Aloidendron6 spp.
Johnsonia5 spp.
Chamaescilla4 spp.
Gonialoe4 spp.
Tulista4 spp.
Arnocrinum3 spp.
Hensmania3 spp.
Thelionema3 spp.
Agrostocrinum2 spp.
Kumara2 spp.
Phormium2 spp.
Stawellia2 spp.
Stypandra2 spp.
Aloestrela1 spp.
Aristaloe1 spp.
Astrolista1 spp.
Excremis1 spp.
Geitonoplesium1 spp.
Herpolirion1 spp.
Hodgsoniola1 spp.
Pasithea1 spp.
Rhuacophila1 spp.
Simethis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa964
- Asia-Temperate155
- Australasia133
- Europe23
- Asia-Tropical21
- Pacific11
- Southern America2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Asphodelaceae sits in the order Asparagales.
- OrchidaceaeOrchids (largest plant family)31,892
- AsparagaceaeAsparagus, agave, hyacinth, hosta3,628
- IridaceaeIrises, crocus, gladiolus, freesia2,632
- AmaryllidaceaeAmaryllis, daffodil, onion, garlic2,571
- HypoxidaceaeStar grasses166
- Asteliaceae37
- TecophilaeaceaeChilean blue crocus27
- BoryaceaePincushion lilies13
- IxioliriaceaeSiberian lily5
- BlandfordiaceaeChristmas bells4
- DoryanthaceaeSpear lilies2
- XeronemataceaePoor Knights lily2
- LanariaceaeCape edelweiss1