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Notholirion

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Notholirion
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Notholirion is a small Asian genus of bulbous plants in the lily family, Liliaceae.[2] It is closely related to Lilium, but each individual flowers only once, and then dies after producing offsets. The bulb is covered by a tunic. Leaves are basal, produced in autumn and winter.[3][4]

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Taxonomy

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Baker (1874)[5] considered Notholirion to be a subgenus of Fritillaria, but Boissier (1884)[4] separated it as a distinct genus. The evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships between the genera currently included in Liliaceae are shown in the following Cladogram:

Cladogram: Phylogeny and biogeography of the genera of the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
West NA

Calochortus

Lilioideae* East NA EA
Medeoleae East NA
Lilieae s.l. EA
Tulipeae East Asia
Lilieae s.s. Himalayas
Phylogenetic tree reflecting relationships based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
*=Liliaceae sensu Tamura; EA=Eurasia NA=North America

Species

List of species:[6][7][3]

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