Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[2][3][4][5]
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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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Taxonomy
editCyrtanthus is the sole genus in the African tribe Cyrtantheae.
Phylogeny
editThe placement of Cyrtantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
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Subdivision
editThere are over 50 recognized species, all native to central and southern Africa.[1][6][7]
- Cyrtanthus angustifolius
- Cyrtanthus attenuatus
- Cyrtanthus aureolinus
- Cyrtanthus bicolor
- Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus
- Cyrtanthus brachysiphon
- Cyrtanthus breviflorus
- Cyrtanthus carneus
- Cyrtanthus clavatus
- Cyrtanthus collinus
- Cyrtanthus contractus
- Cyrtanthus debilis
- Cyrtanthus elatus
- Cyrtanthus epiphyticus
- Cyrtanthus erubescens
- Cyrtanthus eucallus
- Cyrtanthus falcatus
- Cyrtanthus fergusoniae
- Cyrtanthus flammosus
- Cyrtanthus flanaganii
- Cyrtanthus flavus
- Cyrtanthus galpinii
- Cyrtanthus guthrieae
- Cyrtanthus helictus
- Cyrtanthus herrei
- Cyrtanthus huttonii
- Cyrtanthus inaequalis
- Cyrtanthus junodii
- Cyrtanthus labiatus
- Cyrtanthus leptosiphon
- Cyrtanthus leucanthus
- Cyrtanthus loddigesianus
- Cyrtanthus mackenii
- Cyrtanthus macmasteri
- Cyrtanthus macowanii
- Cyrtanthus montanus
- Cyrtanthus nutans
- Cyrtanthus obliquus
- Cyrtanthus obrienii
- Cyrtanthus ochroleucus
- Cyrtanthus odorus
- Cyrtanthus rhodesianus
- Cyrtanthus rhododactylus
- Cyrtanthus rotundilobus
- Cyrtanthus sanguineus
- Cyrtanthus smithiae
- Cyrtanthus spiralis
- Cyrtanthus staadensis
- Cyrtanthus stenanthus
- Cyrtanthus striatus
- Cyrtanthus suaveolens
- Cyrtanthus thorncroftii
- Cyrtanthus tuckii
- Cyrtanthus ventricosus
- Cyrtanthus wellandii
- Cyrtanthus welwitschii
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Stevens, P.F. (2001–2012), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
- ^ Aiton, William. 1789. Hortus Kewensis, or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, 1: 414 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Cyrtanthus W. Aiton
- ^ Snijman, D.A. (2007). Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of Cyrtanthus (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 37: 1-8.
- ^ "Cyrtanthus, by G. Duncan, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, South Africa". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants, search for Cyrtanthus
Bibliography
edit- "Amaryllidaceae: A taxonomic tool for the Amaryllidaceae of the world". eMonocot. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
External links
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