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 |
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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.