Agavoideae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genera: Agave – Anemarrhena – Anthericum – Behnia – Beschorneria – Camassia – Chlorogalum – Chlorophytum – Clara – Diamena – Diora – Diuranthera – Echeandia – Eremocrinum – Furcraea – Hagenbachia – Hastingsia – Herreria – Herreriopsis – Hesperaloe – Hesperocallis – Hesperoyucca – Hosta – Leucocrinum – Manfreda – Paradisea – Polianthes – Schoenolirion – Trihesperus – Yucca
Name

Agavoideae Herb. Amaryllidaceae (1837)

Typus: Agave L. Sp. Pl. 1: 323–324. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Agavaceae Dumortier, (1829) nom. cons.
Chlorogalaceae Doweld & Reveal
Funkiaceae Horaninov, nom. illeg.
Hesperocallidaceae Traub
Hostaceae B. Mathew
Yuccaceae J. Agardh

Note: Agavaceae nom. cons. can still be found in some recent scientific literature, but its circumscription can be very different from that here (Pai & Patel, 2011).
References

Herbert, W. 1837. Amaryllidaceae 48, 57, 67, 121.
Lopes, R.C., Andreata, R.H.P., Cartaxo-Pinto, S., Trovó, M., & Gonçalves-Esteves, V. 2013. Pollen morphology and wall structure of Neotropical species of Herreria and Clara (Asparagaceae-Agavoideae) and its taxonomic implications. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 299(1): 25–34. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-012-0699-0
Pai, R.M., & Patil, D.A. 2011. The Agavaceae: taxonomic and phylogenetic appraisal. Journal of Experimental Sciences, 2(3): 20–24. PDF
Stevens, P.F. 2001 onwards. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since]. Online. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2012. Agavoideae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Dec 2012. Reference page.

Vernacular names
العربية: أغافاوات
беларуская: Агававыя
català: Agavòidia
čeština: agávovité
Deutsch: Agavengewächse
English: Agavoids
فارسی: مارچوبگان آگاوویدا
hornjoserbsce: Agawowe rostliny
magyar: Agávéformák
日本語: リュウゼツラン亜科
한국어: 용설란아과
polski: Agawowe
Runa Simi: Paqpa yura rikch'aq ayllu
русский: Агавовые
slovenčina: agávovité
ไทย: วงศ์ย่อยศรนารายณ์
українська: Агавові
中文: 龙舌兰亚科