Amaryllidoideae (Amaryllidaceae s.s., amaryllids) is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. The subfamily includes about seventy genera, with over eight hundred species, and a worldwide distribution.
The Amaryllidoideae subfamily includes about 70 genera.
Genera
- Acis <small>Salisb.</small>
- Amaryllis <small>L.</small>
- Ammocharis <small>Herb.</small> (including Cybistetes <small>Milne-Redh. & Schweick.</small>)
- Apodolirion <small>Baker</small>
- Boophone <small>Herb.</small>
- Brunsvigia <small>Heist.</small>
- Caliphruria <small>Herb.</small> â synonym of Urceolina <small>Reichenbach</small>
- Calostemma <small>R.Br.</small>
- Chlidanthus <small>Herb.</small> (including Castellanoa <small>Traub</small>)
- Clinanthus Herb. (syn. Anax <small>Ravenna</small>)
- Clivia <small>Lindl.</small>
- Crinum <small>L.</small>
- Crossyne <small>Salisb.</small>
- Cryptostephanus <small>Welw. ex Baker</small>
- Cyrtanthus <small>Aiton</small> (syns Anoiganthus Baker, Vallota Salisb. ex Herb.)
- Eucharis <small>Planch. & Linden</small>, syn. of Urceolina <small>Reichenbach</small>
- Eucrosia <small>Ker Gawl.</small> (syn. Callipsyche <small>Herb.</small>)
- Eustephia <small>Cav.</small>
- Galanthus <small>L.</small>
- Gethyllis <small>L.</small> (syn. Klingia <small>Schönl.</small>)
- Griffinia <small>Ker Gawl.</small> (including Hyline <small>Herb.</small>)
- Haemanthus <small>L.</small>
- Hannonia <small>Braun-Blanq. & Maire</small>
- Hessea <small>Herb.</small> (syn. Kamiesbergia <small>Snijman</small>)
- Hieronymiella <small>Pax</small> (syn. Eustephiopsis <small>R.E.Fr.</small>)
- Hippeastrum Herb. (syn. Moldenkea <small>Traub</small>)
- Hymenocallis <small>Salisb.</small>
- Ismene <small>Salisb. ex Herb</small> (including Elisena <small>Herb.</small> and Pseudostenomesson <small>Velarde</small>)
- Lapiedra <small>Lag.</small>
- Leptochiton <small>Sealy</small>
- Leucojum <small>L.</small>
- Lycoris <small>Herb.</small>
- Mathieua <small>Klotzsch</small>
- Namaquanula <small>D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies</small>
- Narcissus <small>L.</small> (including Braxireon <small>Raf.</small> and Tapeinanthus <small>Herb.</small>)
- Nerine <small>Herb.</small>
- Pamianthe <small>Stapf</small>
- Pancratium <small>L.</small> (syns Mizonia <small>A.Chev.</small>, Chapmanolirion <small>Dinter</small>)
- Paposoa <small>Nic.GarcÃÂa</small> (syn. Eremolirion <small>Nic.GarcÃÂa</small>)
- Paramongaia <small>Velarde</small>
- Phaedranassa <small>Herb.</small> (syns Neostricklandia <small>Rauschert</small>, Stricklandia <small>Baker</small>)
- Phycella <small>Lyndl.</small> (including Famatina <small>Ravenna</small>, Placea <small>Miers</small>)
- Plagiolirion <small>Baker</small>
- Proiphys <small>Herb.</small> (syn. Eurycles <small>Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.</small>)
- Pyrolirion <small>Herb.</small>
- Rauhia <small>Traub</small>
- Scadoxus <small>Raf.</small> (syn. Choananthus <small>Rendle</small>)
- Shoubiaonia <small>W.H.Qin</small>
- Sprekelia <small>Heist.</small>
- Stenomesson <small>Herb.</small> (syn. Anax (plant)|Anax <small>Ravenna</small>, Callithauma <small>Herb.</small>, Crocopsis <small>Pax</small>, Pucara <small>Ravenna</small>)
- Sternbergia <small>Waldst. & Kit.</small>
- Strumaria <small>Jacq. ex Willd.</small> (syns Bokkeveldia <small>D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies</small>, Carpolyza <small>Salisb.</small>, Gemmaria Salisb., Carpolyza Salisb., Tedingea <small>D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies</small>)
- Traubia <small>Moldenke</small>
- Ungernia <small>Bunge</small>
- Urceolina <small>Rchb.</small> (syns Collania <small>Schult. & Schult.f.</small>, Pseudourceolina <small>Vargas</small>)
- Vagaria <small>Herb.</small>
- Worsleya (<small>W.Watson ex Traub</small>) <small>Traub</small>
- Zephyranthes <small>Herb.</small> (syns. Cooperia <small>Herb.</small>, Eithea <small>Ravenna</small>, Habranthus <small>Herb.</small>, Rhodophiala <small>C.Presl</small>, Rhodolirium <small>Phil.</small>, Rhodolirion <small>Dalla Torre & Harms</small>, Zephyranthella <small>(Pax) Pax</small>, Haylockia <small>Herb.</small>)
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