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Agapanthoideae

Agapanthoideae
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Agapanthus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Agapanthoideae
Endlicher
Type genus
Agapanthus T.A. Durand and Hans Schinz
Genus
Synonyms
  • Agapanthaceae F. Voigt
  • Agapantheae

Agapanthoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It is one of three subfamilies of Amaryllidaceae. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Agapanthaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Agapanthus.

It consists of a single genus, Agapanthus, and is endemic to South Africa.


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