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Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis or vlei-lily family
Literature
Nordal, I. (1982) Amaryllidaceae FTEA
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008) Amaryllidacae FZ 13(1)
Description of the family
Herbs with bulbs or rhizomes. Leaves in a basal rosette or fan. Scape leafless, solid or hollow. Inflorescence of 1-many flowers in an umbel-like inflorescence, subtended by an involucre of 1-many bracts and with ephemeral hyaline bracts between the flowers. Flowers showy, bisexual, 3-merous, actinomorphic (less often slightly zygomorphic). Perianth segments in 2 series of 3, free or ± united; corona sometimes present. Stamens 6. Ovary inferior, 3-locular. Fruit a capsule or berry. The combination of flowers in umbels, inferior ovary and 6 stamens defines this family unambiguously. The somewhat similar-looking Alliaceae differs in having a superior ovary. Worldwide: 65 genera and 725 species occurring in tropical and warm areas, notably in South Africa and the Andes. |
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Links to genera: (6)
| Genus | Content |
| Boophone Herb. | Description |
| Crinum L. | Description, Image |
| Cryptostephanus Welw. ex Baker | Description, Image |
| Cyrtanthus Aiton | Description |
| Pancratium L. | Description |
| Scadoxus Raf. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Amaryllidaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for AmaryllidaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
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