Family Hypoxidaceae (Noun)
Meaning
In some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- In some classification systems, the Hypoxis species are included in the Amaryllidaceae family rather than being placed in the distinct family Hypoxidaceae.
- Some botanists place the Curculigo species in the family Hypoxidaceae, but others classify it in the Amaryllidaceae.
- Plants belonging to the family Hypoxidaceae, including Empodium, were often merged into the Amaryllidaceae in certain classifications.
- A recent phylogenetic study indicates that the genus Rhodohypoxis belongs to the family Hypoxidaceae, though sometimes grouped in the Amaryllidaceae.
- A plant in the family Hypoxidaceae like Pauridia has often been incorporated into the family Amaryllidaceae due to classification discrepancies.