Lilies

Lilies

Early in the development of flowering plants, a new class split off from the magnolias. These plants sprouted with just one embryonic leaf (monocotyledon) instead of two (dicotyledon), and their leaves are long and narrow with several major leaf veins running parallel instead of a single major leaf vein with auxiliary veins radiating from it. This class is the lilies. Of course this is evolution in action, so this division isn't that clear cut, There are some monocots with dicot characteristics and some dicots with monocot characteristics - its just to keep us confused.

Magnolias

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Only lineages used for food are listed here, there are many more that are not.
Classification follows APG II system for the most part.

Clade Monocotyledon (Class Liliopsida)

Order Asparagales
- Family Alliaceae
  - Genus Allium - Onions
- Family Asparagaceae
  - Genus Asparagus - Asparagus
- Family Orchidaceae
  - Genus Orchis - Salep
  - Genus Vanilla - Vanilla

Order Poales
- Family Poaceae - True grasses
  - Genus Hordeum - Barley
  - Genus Zea - Corn
  - Genus Avena - Oats
  - Genus Oryza - Rice
  - Genus Saccharum - Sugar Cane
  - Genus Secale - Rye
  - Genus Sorghum - Sorghum
  - Genus Triticum - Wheat
  - Subfamily Bambusoideae - Bamboo
  - Subfamily Panicoideae - Millet
- Family Bromeliaceae - Bromeliads
  - Genus/spc. Ananas comosus - Pineapple

Order Zingiberales
- Family Zingiberaceae
  - Genus Zingiber
    - Z. officinale - Ginger
    - Z. mioga - Myoga
  - Genus Curcuma
    - Curcuma Longa - Turmeric
  - Genus Alpinia
    - A. galanga - Greater Galangal
    - A. officinarum - Lesser Galangal
  - Genus Amomum
    - A. cardamom - Black Cardamom
    - A. nutns - Siam Cardamom
  - Genus/spc. Elettaria cardamomum - Green Cardamom
  - Genus/spc. Boesenbergia rotunda - Krachai (Rhizome)
- Family Marantaceae - Water-plantains
  - Genus/spc. Mantara anundinacea - Arrowroot
  - Genus Musa
    - M. paradisiaca sapientum - Banana
    - M. acuminata - Dwarf Banana
    - M. textilis - Manilla Hemp
  - Genus/spc. Ensete ventricosum - False Banana
- Family Musaceae
  - Genus/spc. Mantara anundinacea - Arrowroot

Order Arecales
- Family Arecaceae - Palms
  - Genus/spc. Cocos nucifera - Coconut
  - Genus/spc. Bactris gasipaes - Peach Palm - (hearts of palm)
  - Genus/spc. Borassus flabellifer - Palmyra Palm - Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
  - Genus/spc. Elaeis oleifera, E. guineensis - Oil Palm
  - Genus/spc. Euterpe oleracea, E. precatoria. - Assai Palm (hearts of palm)
  - Genus/spc. Metroxylon sagu - Sago Palm
  - Genus/spc. Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm
  - Genus/spc. Salacca zalacca - Salak Palm
  - Genus/spc. Areca catechu - Betel palm

Order Alismatales
- Family Alismataceae - Water-plantains
  - Genus/spc. Sagittaria sagittifolia - Arrowhead

Order Pandanales
- Family Pandanaceae
  - Genus/spc.Pandanus amaryllifolius - Pandanus - screwpine

Order Liliales
- Family Liliaceae - Lilies
  - Genus/spc. Lilium lancifolium - Tiger Lily

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