Editing Liliales (section)

==== Liliaceae ====
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The lily family, Liliaceae, are the largest Liliales family, with 15 genera and about 700 species, though much reduced from earlier circumscriptions, in four subfamilies. Of these genera, ''[[Gagea]]'' is the largest (204 spp.), but some are quite small, with ''[[Medeola]]'' being monotypic. They are perennial herbaceous plants, growing from bulbs or corms (rarely creeping rhizomes), with actinomorphic hypogynous flowers that are often coloured and patterned. They are predominantly northern temperate in distribution, with extension to subtropical areas of N Africa, India, China and [[Luzon]], but are absent from the southern hemisphere. The bulbs have been used as foodstuffs or in traditional medicine. ''[[Cardiocrinum cordatum]]'' and ''[[Erythronium japonicum]]'' are sources of starch. Many Liliaceae are important in the floriculture and horticulture industries, particularly ''[[Tulipa]]'' and ''[[Lilium]]'', but also ''[[Fritillaria]]''. Many are also important ornamentals, such as ''[[Calochortus]]'', ''[[Cardiocrinum]]'', ''[[Clintonia]]'', ''[[Erythronium]]'' and ''[[Tricyrtis]]''. The name is derived from the Latin word for lily, ''lilium'', which in turn is derived from the Greek ''leirion'', a white lily.{{sfn|Christenhusz et al|2017}}{{sfn|Byng|2014}}{{sfn|Anderson|Janssen|2009|loc=p.&nbsp;205}}
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