Parideae

Parideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Melanthiaceae.

Parideae
Paris quadrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Tribe:	Parideae Bartl.

Taxonomy

Parideae was named by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling in 1830.^[1] At the time, Bartling placed four genera in tribe Parideae: Myrsiphyllum Willd., Medeola L., Trillium L., and Paris L.^[2] As of March 2023^[update], Myrsiphyllum is a synonym for Asparagus L. and Medeola is a member of tribe Medeoleae in the family Liliaceae. The type genus for tribe Parideae is Paris.^[3]

Subdivisions

Some authorities recognize six genera within tribe Parideae:^[4][5]

• Daiswa Raf.
• Kinugasa Tatew. & Sutô
• Paris L. sensu stricto
• Pseudotrillium S.B.Farmer
• Trillidium Kunth
• Trillium L. sensu stricto

As of March 2025^[update], Plants of the World Online considers Daiswa and Kinugasa to be synonyms of Paris,^[6][7] and Trillidium to be a synonym of Trillium.^[8]

See also

• Trilliaceae