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Scilloideae

  • Hyacinthaceae
  • Hyacinthengewächse
  • hiacintiniai
  • hiacyntowate

Now it is considered Scilloideae a subfamily within the family Asparagaceae. It was a separate family Hyacinthaceae before 2009.

Scilloideae are distributed mostly in Mediterranean climates, including South Africa, Central Asia and South America. Their flowers have six tepals and six stamens with a superior ovary, which previously placed them within the lily family (Liliaceae), and their leaves are fleshy, mucilaginous, and arranged in a basal rosette.