Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae: Asparagales

Convallariaceae

Description of the family

Worldwide: 24 genera and 200 species in northern temperate regions, tropical Asia and Australia

Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated genera and 2 cultivated taxa.

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Aspidistra Ker Gawl.Description
Ophiopogon Ker Gawl.Description

Other sources of information about Convallariaceae:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Convallariaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Convallariaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Convallariaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Convallariaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Convallariaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Convallariaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Convallariaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Convallariaceae
Wikipedia: Convallariaceae
Plants of the World Online: Convallariaceae
Tropicos: Convallariaceae


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Family page: Convallariaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=273, retrieved 5 December 2025

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