Semele (plant)
Semele is a genus of flowering plants native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1] In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).[2]
| Semele | |
|---|---|
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| Semele androgyna | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Asparagaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae | 
| Genus: | Semele Andrews[1]  | 
| Synonyms[1] | |
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 Amphion Salisb.  | |
Three species are recognized:[1]
- Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth - Canary Islands and Madeira
 - Semele gayae (Webb & Berthel.) Svent. & Kunkel - Gran Canaria
 - Semele menezesii J.G.Costa - Madeira
 
References
    
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Semele (Ruscaceae).
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-26, search for "Semele"
 - 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
 
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