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. 2009 Jan 16;103(5):687–702. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcn255

Table 2.

List of monocot species (class Liliopsida) that have a multiseriate exodermis and inhabit well-drained or dry substrates

Order Family Genus and species
Alismatales Araceae Philodendron wendlandii Schott
Arecales Arecaceae *Phoenix dactylifera L.
Phoenix roebelinii O'Brien
Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H.Wendl.
Washingtonia filifera (Lindl.) H.Wendl.
Asparagales Agavaceae *Yucca recurvifolia Salisb. [me]
*Yucca gloriosa L. [me]
Asparagaceae Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce
Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
*Asparagus officinalis L. [me]
*Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
*Asparagus sprengeri Regel. [me]
*Asparagus verticillatus L. [me]
Asphodelaceae *Asphodeline lutea (L.) Reichenb. [me]
Gasteria disticha (L.) Haw.
Hemerocallidaceae *Hemerocallis fulva L. [me]
*Phormium tenax Forst. & Forst. f.
Iridaceae *Iris germanica L. [me]
*Iris pallida Lam. [me]
*Iris pumila L. [me]
*Iris sambucina L. [me]
Orchidaceae Brassavola subulifolia Lindl.
Cattleya aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) P.N.Don
Ruscaceae Aspidistra elatior Blume [me]
*Dracaena cannifolia Hort. [me]
*Dracaena draco L. [me]
Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer
Commelinales Commelinaceae *Tradescantia virginiana L.
Pandanales Pandanaceae *Pandanus stenophyllus Kurz
Poales Bromeliaceae *Ananas macrodontes E.Morr.
*Aechmea longifolia (Rudge) L. B.Sm. & M.A.Spencer
Juncaceae *Luzula sylvatica (Huds.) Gaudin
Poaceae *Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
Zingiberales Cannaceae *Canna indica L.
*Canna tuerckheimii Kraenzl.
Marantaceae *Maranta arundinacea L.
Maranta leuconeura C.J.Morren
Strelitziaceae *Strelitzia augusta Thunb.
Zingiberaceae *Curcuma longa L.
*Globba marantina L.
*Hedychium coccineum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.
*Hedychium gardnerianum Sheppard ex Ker Gawl.
*Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Taxonomic information was referenced from the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group's website (Stevens, 2001 onwards) and Tropicos.org.