Muilla

<i>Muilla</i>

Muilla

Genus of flowering plants in the asparagus family

Not to be confused with Milla, Mulla (disambiguation), or Milula.

Muilla is a genus of monocots in the family Asparagaceae. It includes four to five species of flowering plants.

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Taxonomy

The genus name is a taxonomic anagram of Allium (in fact, the letters are in exact reverse order), the onion genus, for the flowers' resemblance.[1]

In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae.[2][3] The subfamily has also been treated as a separate family Themidaceae.[4][5][6][7]

Distribution

Muilla species are native to southwestern North America.[5][8]

Species

Current species [5][7][8][9]
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Formerly included species

References

  1. [1]
    Jepson Manual (TJM2) Key to Muilla species . accessed 1 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
  3. [3]
    Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Allioideae
  4. [4]
    Jepson Herbarium, Jepson Manual (TJM2): Key to Themidaceae genera . accessed 29 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    Jepson Manual (TJM2) treatment of Muilla, family Themidaceae . accessed 1 May 2016.
  6. [6]
    Calflora Database: Themidaceae genera . accessed 1 May 2016.
  7. [7]
    Calflora: Muilla, family Themidaceae . accessed 1 May 2016.
  8. [8]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  9. [9]
    Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  10. [10]
    Calflora: Muilla coronata (Crowned muilla)
  11. [11]
    biorxiv: Muilla lordsburgana (Lordsburg noino)
  12. [12]
    Calflora: Muilla maritima (Sea muilla, Common muilla)
  13. [13]
    Calflora: Muilla transmontana (Great basin muilla, Inland muilla)
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