Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae: Asparagales

Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis or vlei-lily family

Chase, M.W., Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.J. (2009) A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 132-136

Nordal, I. (1982) Amaryllidaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa

Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008) Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 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.

Comment: According to latest phylogenetic evidence Amaryllidaceae now includes several subfamilies with genera formerly separated in different families:
- Agapanthoideae was Agapanthaceae;
- Allioideae was Alliaceae;
- Amaryllidoideae was Amaryllidaceae sensu stricto.

Worldwide: 65 genera and 725 species occurring in tropical and warm areas, notably in South Africa and the Andes.

Caprivi: 4 genera and 8 taxa.

Crinum verdoorniae

Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Ammocharis Herb.Description
Crinum L.Description, Image
Nerine Herb.Description
Scadoxus Raf.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Amaryllidaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Malawi: Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Zambia: Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Amaryllidaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Amaryllidaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Amaryllidaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Amaryllidaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Amaryllidaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Amaryllidaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Amaryllidaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Amaryllidaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Amaryllidaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Amaryllidaceae
Wikipedia: Amaryllidaceae
Plants of the World Online: Amaryllidaceae
Tropicos: Amaryllidaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Family page: Amaryllidaceae.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=9, retrieved 19 March 2024

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