Narcisseae is a small
tribe
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of plants belonging to the
subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis
family
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(
Amaryllidaceae), where it forms part of the
Eurasian
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clade, and is one of three tribes in the European (Mediterranean) clade. It contains two
genera (''
Narcissus'' and ''
Sternbergia'') and approximately 58
species
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, but probably also ''
Lapiedra''. The two genera are distinguished from each other by the presence of a
paraperigonium
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in the former.
Description
Characterised by a solid
scape and
spathaceous bracts fused into a floral tube (basally
connate).
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
The placement of Narcisseae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the
following cladogram, which demonstrates a
sister group relationship with Pancratieae:
Subdivision
Genera:
* ''
Narcissus''
L.
* ''
Sternbergia''
Waldst.
Franz de Paula Adam Norbert Wenzel Ludwig Valentin von Waldstein (14 February 1759 – 24 May 1823) was an Austrian soldier, explorer and naturalist.
A member of the noble Waldstein family, he was born in Vienna, the third son of Count Emanuel Ph ...
& Kitaibel
* (''
Lapiedra''
Lag.)
Distribution
Western Mediterranean
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, extending east along the
Silk Road to
Asia Minor
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,
Kashmir,
China and
Japan.
References
Bibliography
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Amaryllidoideae
Asparagales tribes
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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