Cyrtanthus | |
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Cyrtanthus elatus | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Tribe: | Cyrtantheae |
Genus: |
Cyrtanthus W.Aiton 1789, conserved name not Schreb. 1789 (Rubiaceae) |
Type species | |
Cyrtanthus angustifolius | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Cyrtanthus is the sole genus in the African tribe Cyrtantheae.
The placement of Cyrtantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
Cladogram: Tribes of subfamily Amaryllidoideae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are over 50 recognized species, all native to central and southern Africa. [1] [6] [7]