Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae ''s.s.'', amaryllids) is a subfamily of

monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one Embryo#Plant embryos, embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. A monocot taxon has been in use for several decades, but ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

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Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus '' Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryl ...

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Asparagales Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) are a diverse order of flowering plants in the monocots. Under the APG IV system of flowering plant classification, Asparagales are the largest order of monocots with 14 families, 1,122 genera, and about 36,00 ...

. The subfamily includes about seventy

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

, with over eight hundred

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

, and a worldwide distribution. The

Amaryllidoideae Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae ''s.s.'', amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Amaryllidaceae, Order (biology), order Asparagales. The most recent Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APG classification, A ...

subfamily includes about 70

Genera

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Amaryllis ''Amaryllis'' () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, '' Amaryllis belladonna'', is a native of the Western Cape region of ...

'' L. * '' Ammocharis'' Herb. (including ''Cybistetes'' Milne-Redh. & Schweick.) * ''

Apodolirion ''Apodolirion'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). It consists of 6 species native to Southern Africa. Description Vegetative characteristics ''Apodolirion ...

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Boophone ''Boophone'' is a small genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulb, bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.) It consists of two confirmed species distributed across South Africa to Kenya and Uganda. It is ...

'' Herb. * '' Brunsvigia''

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Caliphruria ''Urceolina'' is a genus of South American plants in the amaryllis family native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru. It has also been introduced to many South and Central American states, as well as In ...

'' Herb. – synonym of '' Urceolina'' Reichenbach * '' Calostemma'' R.Br. * '' Chlidanthus'' Herb. (including ''Castellanoa'' Traub) * '' Clinanthus'' Herb. (syn. ''Anax'' Ravenna) * ''

Clivia ''Clivia'' is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with ...

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Crinum ''Crinum'' is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of strea ...

'' L. * '' Crossyne'' Salisb. * ''

Cryptostephanus ''Cryptostephanus'' is a genus of African plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Its closest relative is ''Clivia'', with which it shares some characters, including thick, fleshy ...

'' Welw. ex Baker * '' Cyrtanthus''

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(syns ''Anoiganthus'' Baker, ''Vallota'' Salisb. ex Herb.) * '' Eucharis'' Planch. & Linden, syn. of '' Urceolina'' Reichenbach * ''

Eucrosia ''Eucrosia'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae) distributed from Ecuador to Peru. The name is derived from the Greek , beautiful, and , a fringe, referring t ...

'' Ker Gawl. (syn. ''Callipsyche'' Herb.) * '' Eustephia'' Cav. * ''

Galanthus ''Galanthus'' (from Ancient Greek , (, "milk") + (, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single sm ...

'' L. * '' Gethyllis'' L. (syn. ''Klingia'' Schönl.) * '' Griffinia'' Ker Gawl. (including ''Hyline'' Herb.) * ''

Haemanthus ''Haemanthus'' is a Southern African genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Members of the genus are known as blood lily and paintbrush lily. There are some 22 known species, native ...

'' L. *'' Hannonia'' Braun-Blanq. & Maire * '' Hessea'' Herb. (syn. ''Kamiesbergia'' Snijman) * ''

Hieronymiella ''Hieronymiella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Bolivia, north-western Argentina,Pax, F. A. (1890)Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Amaryllidaceae.Botanische Jahrbücher Fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte Und P ...

'' Pax (syn. ''Eustephiopsis'' R.E.Fr.) * ''

Hippeastrum ''Hippeastrum'' () is a genus of 116 species, and over 600 Hybrid (biology), hybrids and cultivars, of perennial plant, perennial, herbaceous plant, herbaceous and bulbous plants, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, ...

'' Herb. (syn. ''Moldenkea'' Traub) * ''

Hymenocallis ''Hymenocallis'' (US) or , p. 76 (UK) is a genus of flowering plants in the amaryllis family native to the Americas. ''Hymenocallis'' contains more than 60 species of herbaceous bulbous perennials native to the southeastern United States, Mex ...

'' Salisb. * ''

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'' Salisb. ex Herb (including ''Elisena'' Herb. and ''Pseudostenomesson'' Velarde) * '' Lapiedra'' Lag. * '' Leptochiton'' Sealy * ''

Leucojum ''Leucojum'' is a small genus of bulbous plants native to Eurasia belonging to the amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. As currently circumscribed, the genus includes only two known species, most former species having been moved into t ...

'' L. * '' Lycoris'' Herb. * '' Mathieua''

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* '' Namaquanula'' D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies * '' Narcissus'' L. (including ''Braxireon'' Raf. and ''Tapeinanthus'' Herb.) * ''

Nerine ''Nerine'' (nerines, Guernsey lily, Jersey lily, spider lily) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family (biology), family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennial plant, perennials, some evergreen, asso ...

'' Herb. * '' Pamianthe'' Stapf * ''

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'' L. (syns ''Mizonia'' A.Chev., ''Chapmanolirion'' Dinter) * '' Paposoa'' Nic.García (syn. ''Eremolirion'' Nic.García) * '' Paramongaia'' Velarde * '' Phaedranassa'' Herb. (syns ''Neostricklandia'' Rauschert, ''Stricklandia'' Baker) * ''

Phycella ''Phycella'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial bulbous flowering plants belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The genus consists of five species distributed from central Chile to northwestern Argentina. The type ...

'' Lyndl. (including ''Famatina'' Ravenna, ''Placea''

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) * '' Plagiolirion'' Baker * '' Proiphys'' Herb. (syn. ''Eurycles'' Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.) * '' Pyrolirion'' Herb. * '' Rauhia'' Traub * '' Scadoxus''

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(syn. ''Choananthus'' Rendle) * '' Shoubiaonia'' W.H.Qin * '' Sprekelia''

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Stenomesson ''Stenomesson'' is a genus of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. All the species are native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and northern Chile).Meerow, Alan W. 2000. Phylogeny of the American Amaryllidaceae based on nr ...

'' Herb. (syn. ''Anax (plant), Anax''

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, ''Callithauma'' Herb., ''Crocopsis'' Pax, ''Pucara'' Ravenna) * ''

Sternbergia ''Sternbergia'' is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.Waldstein, Franz de Paula Adam von & Kitaibel, Pál. 1804. Descriptiones et Icones Plantarum Rariorum Hungariae 2: 172 The genus c ...

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& Kit. * '' Strumaria'' Jacq. ex

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(syns ''Bokkeveldia'' D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies, ''Carpolyza'' Salisb., ''Gemmaria'' Salisb., ''Carpolyza'' Salisb., ''Tedingea'' D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) * ''

Traubia ''Traubia'' is a genus of Chilean plants in the Amaryllis family. Only one species is recognized, ''Traubia modesta'',Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1963. Plant Life 19: 55. as ''Traubia chilensis'' native to northern and central Chile. Description ...

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Ungernia ''Ungernia'' is a genus of bulb-forming plants in the Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, native to central and south-central Asia Asia (Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan). ;Species *''Ungernia ba ...

'' Bunge * '' Urceolina'' Rchb. (syns ''Collania'' Schult. & Schult.f., ''Pseudourceolina'' Vargas) * '' Vagaria'' Herb. * '' Worsleya '' ( W.Watson ex Traub) Traub * ''

Zephyranthes ''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in ...

'' Herb. (syns. ''Cooperia'' Herb., ''Eithea'' Ravenna, ''Habranthus'' Herb., ''Rhodophiala'' C.Presl, ''Rhodolirium'' Phil., ''Rhodolirion'' Dalla Torre & Harms, ''Zephyranthella'' (Pax) Pax, ''Haylockia'' Herb.)

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