Fusifilum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Urgineeae
Genus: Fusifilum
Species: F. bruce-bayeri – F. capitatum – F. crenulatum – F. depressum – F. emdeorum – F. gifbergense – F. glaucum – F. hei – F. magicum – F. minus – F. montanum – F. oliverorum – F. papillosum – F. physodes – F. spirale – F. stoloniferum
Name

Fusifilum Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 27 (1837)

Type species: non designatus

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Physodia Salisb., Gen. Pl. 37. 1866.

Notes

This genus was proposed as a synonym of Drimia Jacq. ex Willd. (1799) by Manning et al., (2004) and Tropicos (2015), but not by Müller-Doblies et al., (2001) and Govaerts et al., (2019). Descriptions required to transfer most of the above combinations from this genus to Drimia have not been published and so this circumscription must stay.
References

Rafinesque, C.S. (1837) Flora Telluriana 2: 27. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Fusifilum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Fusifilum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 27 2015.
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacintheaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3): 533–568. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428603000404 Open access Reference page.
Müller-Doblies, U., Tang, J., & Müller-Dobues, D. (2001) A revision of the genus Fusifilum Raf. 1837 (hyacinthaceae of Southern Africa): 1. Ten new species in the genus Fusifilum vel prodromus fusifili revisionis. Feddes Repertorium 112(7-8), 473-497. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.4921120708
Tropicos.org 2015. Fusifilum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Sept. 2015.

Fusifilum is a genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae).[2] It is distributed in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia).[1] Some sources consider that all the species should be placed in the genus Drimia.[3]
Systematics

The genus Fusifilum was created by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz in 1837,[4] the type species being F. physodes.[3] In 2001, some species were moved from other genera (such as Drimia) into Fusifilum. Other species were newly created.[4] A molecular phylogenetic analysis by Manning et al. in 2004 concluded that the genus was not monophyletic and that the species should all be placed in the genus Drimia.[3]

Fusifilum is placed in the tribe Urgineeae (or the subfamily Urgineoideae by those who use the family Hyacinthaceae).[3]
Species

As of April 2013, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognized the following species:[4]

Fusifilum bruce-bayeri U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum capitatum (Hook.f.) Speta
Fusifilum crenulatum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum depressum (Baker) U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum emdeorum J.S.Tang & Weiglin
Fusifilum gifbergense U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum glaucum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum hei U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum magicum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum minus (A.V.Duthie) Speta
Fusifilum oliverorum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum papillosum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum physodes (Jacq.) Raf. ex Speta
Fusifilum spirale U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies
Fusifilum stoloniferum U.Müll.-Doblies, J.S.Tang & D.Müll.-Doblies

References

"Fusifilum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-08
Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), "Asparagales: Scilloideae", Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, retrieved 2013-04-08
Manning, J.C.; Goldblatt, P.; Fay, M.F. (2004). "A revised generic synopsis of Hyacintheaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 60 (3): 533–568. doi:10.1017/S0960428603000404.
Search for "Fusifilum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-04-08