A revised infrageneric classification for Gagea Salisb. (Tulipeae; Liliaceae): insights from DNA sequence and morphological data

Abstract

A revised subgeneric classification for Gagea sensu lato (including Lloydia) is presented. The status of Lloydia relative to Gagea sensu stricto is discussed, as are the existing infrageneric taxa of Gagea sensu stricto. The new classification is based on all available data and divides the genus into seven sections. The circumscription of some previously defined sections has been changed and some species are shifted from one section to another. Lloydia sect. Tricholloydia is transferred to Gagea sect. Tricholloydia.