Checklist: Amaryllidaceae

AMARYLLIDACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Chase, M.W., Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.J. (2009) A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 132-136 
Geerinck, D. (1973) Amaryllidaceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique 
Nordal, I. (1982) Amaryllidaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008) Amaryllidacae Flora Zambesiaca 13(1)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
HYMENOCALLIS Salisb. 
Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.
  
1167.010 SCADOXUS Raf. 
HAEMANTHUS L. 
Scadoxus cinnabarinus (Decne.) Friis & Nordal
Haemanthus angolensis Welw.
Haemanthus brachyandrus Baker
Haemanthus cabrae De Wild. & T.Durand
Haemanthus cinnabarinus Decne.
Haemanthus congolensis De Wild.
Haemanthus demeusei De Wild.
Haemanthus diadema L.Linden
Haemanthus eetveldeanus De Wild. & T.Durand
Haemanthus fascinator L.Linden
Haemanthus germarianus J.Braun & K.Schum.
Haemanthus kundianus J.Braun & K.Schum.
Haemanthus laurentii De Wild.
Haemanthus lescrauwaetii L.Gentil
Haemanthus lindenii N.E.Br.
Haemanthus longipes Engl.
Haemanthus mirabilis L.Linden
Haemanthus radcliffei Rendle
Haemanthus rotularis Baker
*Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.
*subsp. multiflorus
Haemanthus multiflorus Martyn
  
1168.000 BOOPHONE Herb. 
BOOPHANE Herb. 
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.
Boophane disticha (L.f.) Herb.
Boophone toxicaria (L.f.) Herb.
  
1189.000 CRINUM L. 
Crinum buphanoides Welw. ex Baker
Crinum amboense Baker
Crinum leucophyllum Baker
Crinum fimbriatulum Baker [End]
Crinum harmsii Baker
Crinum jagus (J.Thomps.) Dandy
Crinum longitubum Pax [End]
Crinum macowanii Baker
Crinum johnstonii Baker
Crinum pedicellatum Pax
Crinum majakallense Baker [End]
Crinum minimum Milne-Redh.
Crinum nordaliae Mabb. [End]
*Crinum purpurascens Herb.
Crinum trifidum Nordal [End]
Crinum welwitschii Baker [End]
  
1190.000 AMMOCHARIS Herb. 
Ammocharis angolensis (Baker) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Ammocharis heterostyla (Bullock) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Boophone angolensis Baker
Crinum angolense (Baker) Benth. ex Baker
Crinum curvifolium Baker
Crinum heterostylum Bullock
Ammocharis baumii (Harms) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Crinum baumii Harms
*Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Ammocharis tinneana (Kotschy & Peyr.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Crinum tinneanum Kotschy & Peyr.
  
1191.000 CYRTANTHUS Aiton 
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv.
Anoiganthus luteus Baker
Cyrtanthus welwitschii Hiern ex Baker
  
1199.000 CRYPTOSTEPHANUS Welw. ex Baker 
Cryptostephanus densiflorus Welw. ex Baker [NrEnd] CC,CU,HI,NA

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The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Checklist: Amaryllidaceae].
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