All the former cormous genera that were once in this family from Mexico and Western North America have been moved to Themidaceae but there are taxonomists who currently have moved them back.
In 2003 the Angiospermy Phylogeny Group recommending lumping some of the separate monocotfamilies such as Amaryllidaceae and Agapanthaceae "back" into the Alliaceae so the final word for this family is far from settled.
Floral anatomy and systematics of Alliaceae with particular reference to Gilliesia, a presumed insect mimic with strongly zygomorphic flowers -- Rudall et al.
The floral structure of Alliaceae is assessed in relation to
Berg R. 1996 Development of ovule, embryo sac, and endosperm in Dipterostemon and Dichelostemma (Alliaceae) relative to taxonomy.
