Subfamily
Allioideae
Allium campanulatum. Photo: (c) lizzywenk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Allioideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Alliaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Allium. It is composed of about 18 genera.