Amaryllideae are a tribe of subfamily

Amaryllidoideae Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae ''s.s.'', amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. The most recent APG classification, APG III, takes a broad view of the Amaryllidaceae, which then ...

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Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis fa ...

). They are

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monocot perennial flowering plants with a predominantly

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distribution, with the exception of the pantropical genus '' Crinum''. They are generally treated as consisting of four

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s. In addition to ''Crinum'', other genera include '' Amaryllis'', '' Boophone'' and '' Strumaria''.

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

The placement of Amaryllideae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:

Subdivision

There are four subtribes: *

Amaryllidinae ''Amaryllis'' () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, ''Amaryllis belladonna'', is a native of the Western Cape region of So ...

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Boophoninae ''Boophone'' is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.) It consists of two confirmed species distributed across South Africa to Kenya and Uganda. It is close ...

D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies *

Crininae Crininae is one of four subtribes within the tribe Amaryllideae ( subfamily Amaryllidoideae, family Amaryllidaceae), with a pantropical distribution (''Crinum'') and also sub-Saharan Africa. Description Leaves frequently show an intercalary ...

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Strumariinae Strumariinae is one of four subtribes within the tribe Amaryllideae (subfamily Amaryllidoideae, family Amaryllidaceae), found in southern Africa. Description The leaves are often prostrate (on the ground). The flowers may be zygomorphic or act ...

Traub ex D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-DobliesBot. Jahrb. 107: 18. 1985 emend Meerow &

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, 2001. These are phylogenetically related as follows: Amaryllidinae:

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subtribe for genus ''Amaryllis''. Boophoninae: Monogeneric subtribe for genus ''Boophone''. Crininae: Three genera including ''Crinum''. Strumariinae: Six genera including ''Strumaria'' and ''

Nerine ''Nerine'' (nerines, Guernsey lily, Jersey lily, spider lily) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family (biology), family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennial plant, perennials, some evergreen, asso ...

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External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q4705234 Amaryllidoideae Monocot tribes