Galantheae is a
tribe
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of plants belonging to the
subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis
family
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(
Amaryllidaceae). , it contains three
genera, although more were included previously. The position of the
ovary is inferior.
Taxonomy
For a history of the
circumscription
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of Galantheae, see Meerow ''et al.'' 2006. A narrower sense of the tribe is now favoured, with only three genera.
Phylogeny
The placement of Galantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the
following cladogram:
Subdivision
Included genera are:
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Acis''
Salisb.
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Galanthus''
L.
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Leucojum''
L.
Previously included were:
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Hannonia''
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Lapiedra
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Vagaria
''Vagaria'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the Amaryllis family, widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its attractive white flowers.
;Species
*'' Vagaria ollivieri'' Maire - Morocco
*'' Vagaria parviflora'' (Desf. ex Delile) H ...
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Distribution and habitat
Galantheae represent one of the three European tribes of Amaryllidaceae (predominantly Mediterranean).
Cultivation
Some species of ''Acis'', ''Galanthus'' and ''Leucojum'' are common
ornamental garden plants
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.
References
Bibliography
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* Meerow A. 1995. Towards a phylogeny of the Amaryllidaceae. In P. J. Rudall, P. J. Cribb, D. F. Cutler, and C. J. Humphries
ds. Monocotyledons: systematics and evolution, 169-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
* Meerow A. and D. A. Snijman. 1998 Amaryllidaceae. In K. Kubitzki
d. Families and genera of vascular plants, vol. 3, 83-110. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
* Müller-Doblies, D., and U. Müller-Doblies. 1978. Studies on tribal systematics of Amaryllidaceae. 1 The systematic position of Lapiedra Lag.. Lagascalia 8: 13-23.
* Meerow, Alan W. Michael F. Fay, Charles L Guy, Qin-BaoLi, Faridah Q Zaman and Mark W. Chase. 1999 Systematics of Amaryllidaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid sequence data. American Journal of Botany. 86: 1325.
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Amaryllidoideae
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