Chlidanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
Chlidanthus has tunicate bulbs. The leaves are linear.
The inflorescence is a few-flowered umbel. The pedicellate or sessile flowers have a slightly curved, elongate, tubular, marcescent perianth composed of six tepals, which does not have a corona. The androecium consists of six basally fused stamens. The curved filaments are very short. The erect style has a trifid stigma. The trilocular capsule fruit bears numerous flat and thin seeds. The flowers of Chlidanthus fragrans are pleasantly fragrant.
The genus Chlidanthus Herb. was published by William Herbert in 1821.
The genus Chlidanthus has five species:
It is placed in the tribe Eustephieae.
The generic name Chlidanthus means delicate flower.