Everything about Corsiaceae totally explained
Corsiaceae is a family of
monocotyledonous
flowering plants. The
APG II system (2003) treats the family in the order
Liliales, in the clade
monocots. This is a slight change from the
APG system, of 1998, which left the family unplaced as to order, but did assign it to this same clade.
The family is usually taken to include three genera,
Corsia,
Corsiopsis, and
Arachnitis. As the members of this family are non-autotrophic herbs (for example they're not green, and don't
photosynthesize) they've sometimes been included in the family
Burmanniaceae which, however, according to APG II isn't even in the same order. The
APG companion site
cites a reference which suggests the family should consist of
Corsia only, with
Arachnitis better placed nearer to family Burmanniaceae.
Corsiopsis, like
Arachnitis a monotypic genus, has been described recently.
Genera and species
References and external links
Corsiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants.
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
links at CSDL, TexasFurther Information
Get more info on 'Corsiaceae'.
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