Editing Liliales (section)

==== Melanthiaceae ====
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The Melanthiaceae (Wake Robin family) is a family of perennial herbaceous plants, whose storage organs include bulbs, rhizomes and corms (rarely, e.g. ''[[Schoenocaulon]]''). Their distribution is temperate and [[boreal climate|boreal]] Northern hemisphere, in the Americas extending south to the Andes and in Asia to the Himalayas and Taiwan. Melanthiaceae consists of 17 genera and 173 species distributed in a number of subdivisions. The largest genus is ''[[Trillium]]'' (44 species) but many genera are monotypic. A number of genera, including ''Trillium'' are used as [[Ornamental plant|garden ornamentals]], especially for woodland gardens. ''[[Paris japonica]]'' is noted for having the largest [[genome]] known to date. The family name is derived from the Greek words ''melas'' (black) and ''anthos'' (flower) in reference to the dark colour of the petals.{{sfn|Christenhusz et al|2017}}{{sfn|Byng|2014}}
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|[[File:Petermannia cirrosa.png|upright|thumb|130px|left|''[[Petermannia cirrosa]]''|alt=Petermannia cirrosa vine, growing in Australia]]