Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[2][3][4][5]
Cyrtanthus | |
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Cyrtanthus elatus | |
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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 | |
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Cyrtanthus is the sole genus in the African tribe Cyrtantheae.
The placement of Cyrtantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
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There are over 50 recognized species, all native to central and southern Africa.[1][6][7]
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Cyrtanthus |
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Cyrtantheae |
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