''Prophets'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition ...

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

and

bulbous plants Bulb or Bulbs may refer to: Common uses * Bulb, a food-storage structure within some plants ** Ornamental bulb, a kind of perennial plant * Light bulb, an electric lamp Maritime * Bulb keel, a type of keel * Bulbous bow, a part that sticks o ...

in the family

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 ...

, subfamily

Amaryllidoideae Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae ''s.s.'', amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. The most recent APG classification, APG III, takes a broad view of the Amaryllidaceae, which then ...

. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to

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Papuasia Papuasia is a Level 2 botanical region defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in the Melanesia ecoregion of Oceania and Tropical Asia. It comprises the ...

, and Australia.Effie Mullins, 1989
The genus Proiphys
Australian National Botanical Gardens. Accessed May 26, 2009. ;SpeciesRoyal Botanical Gardens, Kew
World Checklist of Monocotyledons: ''Proiphys ''
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Proiphys alba ''Prophets'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.Effie Mullins, 1989The genus Pr ...

'' ( R.Br.)

Mabb. Professor#In academia, Professor David John Mabberley , (born May 1948) is a British-born Botany, botanist, educator and writer. Among his varied scientific interests is the alpha taxonomy, taxonomy of tropical plants, especially trees of the ...

Taxon 29: 601 (1980). -

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

Qld ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, NT, WA *''

Proiphys amboinensis ''Proiphys amboinensis'' (syn. ''Eurycles amboinensis'') was named after the island of Ambiona, now Ambon, in Indonesia. Common names include Cardwell lily and northern Christmas lily (as it usually flowers around Christmas). It is considered nat ...

'' ( L.) Herb. -

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, Sulawesi,

Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make u ...

, WA; known as "Cardwell Lily" *''

Proiphys cunninghamii ''Prophets'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.Effie Mullins, 1989The genus Pr ...

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Aiton Aiton may refer to: People *Aiton (surname) *Standard author abbreviation of William Aiton (1731 – 1793), Scottish botanist Places * Aiton, Cluj, a commune in Romania * Aiton, Savoie, a commune in France Other uses * Tai Aiton people, one of ...

Lindl. John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...

) Mabb. -

NSW ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , e ...

; known as "Brisbane Lily" or "Moreton Bay Lily" *''

Proiphys infundibularis ''Prophets'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.Effie Mullins, 1989The genus Pr ...

D.L.Jones David Lloyd Jones (born 1944) is an Australian horticultural botanist and the author of many books and papers, especially on Australian orchids. Jones was born in Victoria and in his youth was a student at Burnley Horticultural College, then th ...

& DoweAustrobaileya 6: 121 (2001). -

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Proiphys kimberleyensis ''Prophets'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It includes 5 accepted species that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia.Effie Mullins, 1989The genus Pr ...

M.D.Barrett Matthew David Barrett (born 1974) is a West Australian botanist. He has published some 70 botanical names. See also Taxa named by Matthew David Barrett. He worked at Kings Park and Botanic Garden Kings Park, (Noongar: ''Kaarta Gar-up'') i ...

R.L.Barrett Russell Lindsay Barrett (born 1977) is an Australian botanist. Names published (incomplete list of the 129 published names) *'' Typhonium peltandroides'' Nuytsia, 13(1): 243 (1999) *''Gahnia halmaturina'' R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson Journal Adel ...

Northwestern Australia The North West, North West Coast, North Western Australia and North West Australia, are usually informal names for the northern regions of the State of Western Australia. However, some conceptions of "North West Australia" have included adjoi ...

Uses

Their flowers and leaves make them desirable garden subjects, but they are not widely cultivated as ornamental plants.

References

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