Hyacinthaceae (Noun)
Meaning
One of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Some sources classify hyacinthaceae as a subfamily of Liliaceae, although this is not widely accepted among modern taxonomists.
- In an outdated system of plant classification, the family Asparagaceae is often subdivided into smaller units including the subfamily hyacinthaceae.
- Recent research in botany generally discourages the use of the hyacinthaceae as a separate family, grouping it under the broader category of Asparagaceae.
- While it remains uncertain, certain plants traditionally assigned to hyacinthaceae could eventually form part of their own family according to an evolving taxonomy.
- Within classifications based on more limited phylogenetic understanding, plants are categorized as members of hyacinthaceae as an accepted part of Asparagaceae, in modern thought Asparagaceae, more directly Asparagoideae