Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 293 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Cape Prov.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Algeria, Ascension, Azores, California, Canary Is., Corse, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Great Britain, Haiti, Juan Fernández Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Mexico Central, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Portugal, South Australia, Tunisia, Western Australia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1959 Cardenas, M. [5512] Bolivia K000322340 Type Yes
Oct 16, 1959 Mandon, G. [1159] Bolivia K000322337 Type Yes
Oct 16, 1959 Mandon, G. [1159] Bolivia K000322336 Holotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003749712 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003749713 No
Muir, J. [6648] South Africa K:SPC-17318.000 No
K:SPC-19054.000 No
Miller [s.n.] South Africa K003749708 No
Worsley [s.n.] South Africa K000365409 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0