Amaryllideae | |
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Amaryllis belladonna | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: |
Amaryllideae Dumort. |
Type genus | |
Amaryllis L. |
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Subtribes | |
Synonyms | |
Amarylleae |
Amarylleae
Amaryllideae are a tribe of subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae). They are herbaceous monocot perennial flowering plants with a predominantly South African distribution, with the exception of the pantropical genus Crinum. They are generally treated as consisting of four subtribes. In addition to Crinum, other genera include Amaryllis, Boophone and Strumaria.
The placement of Amaryllideae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
Tribe Amaryllideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae
Tribe Haemantheae
Tribe Calostemmateae
Tribe Lycorideae
Tribe Galantheae
Tribe Pancratieae
Tribe Narcisseae
Tribe Griffineae
Tribe Hippeastreae
Tribe Eustephieae
Tribe Eucharideae/Stenomesseae
Tribe Clinantheae
Tribe Hymenocallideae