Cyrtanthus Aiton
First published in Hort. Kew. 1: 414 (1789), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Sudan to S. Africa.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Mauritius
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Anoiganthus Baker in J. Bot. 16: 76 (1878)
- Cyphonema Herb. in Bot. Mag. 65: t. 3710 (1839)
- Eusipho Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 139 (1866)
- Gastronema Herb. in Appendix: 30 (1821)
- Monella Herb. in Appendix: 29 (1821)
- Timmia J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 524 (1791)
- × Vallanthus Cif. & Giacom. in Nomenclator Fl. Ital. 1: 122 (1950)
- Vallota Herb. in Appendix: 29 (1821)
Accepted Species
- Cyrtanthus angustifolius (L.f.) Aiton
- Cyrtanthus attenuatus R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus aureolinus Snijman
- Cyrtanthus bicolor R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus Baker
- Cyrtanthus brachysiphon Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
- Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv.
- Cyrtanthus carneus Lindl.
- Cyrtanthus clavatus (L'Hér.) R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus collinus Ker Gawl.
- Cyrtanthus contractus N.E.Br.
- Cyrtanthus debilis Snijman
- Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub
- Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.Wood
- Cyrtanthus erubescens Killick
- Cyrtanthus eucallus R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus falcatus R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus fergusoniae L.Bolus
- Cyrtanthus flammosus Snijman & Van Jaarsv.
- Cyrtanthus flanaganii Baker
- Cyrtanthus flavus Barnes
- Cyrtanthus galpinii Baker
- Cyrtanthus guthrieae L.Bolus
- Cyrtanthus helictus Lehm.
- Cyrtanthus herrei (F.M.Leight.) R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus huttonii Baker
- Cyrtanthus inaequalis O'Brien
- Cyrtanthus junodii Beauverd
- Cyrtanthus labiatus R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus leptosiphon Snijman
- Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr.
- Cyrtanthus loddigesianus (Herb.) R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus macmasteri Snijman
- Cyrtanthus macowanii Baker
- Cyrtanthus mckenii Hook.f.
- Cyrtanthus montanus R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus nutans R.A.Dyer
- Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton
- Cyrtanthus obrienii Baker
- Cyrtanthus ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud.
- Cyrtanthus odorus Ker Gawl.
- Cyrtanthus pondoensis van Jaarsv.
- Cyrtanthus rhodesianus Rendle
- Cyrtanthus rhododactylus Stapf
- Cyrtanthus rotundilobus N.E.Br.
- Cyrtanthus sanguineus (Lindl.) Walp.
- Cyrtanthus smithiae Watt ex Harv.
- Cyrtanthus spiralis Burch. ex Ker Gawl.
- Cyrtanthus staadensis Schönland
- Cyrtanthus stenanthus Baker
- Cyrtanthus striatus Herb.
- Cyrtanthus suaveolens Schönland
- Cyrtanthus taitii G.D.Duncan
- Cyrtanthus thorncroftii C.H.Wright
- Cyrtanthus tuckii Baker
- Cyrtanthus ventricosus Willd.
- Cyrtanthus wellandii Snijman
- Cyrtanthus welwitschii Hiern ex Baker
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Snijman, D.A. (2007). Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of Cyrtanthus (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 37: 1-8.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Hort. Kew. 1: 414 (1789).
- ―Reid & Dyer, Rev. Sthn. Afr. Cyrtanthus: 1–68 (1984).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Dyer in Herbertia 6:65 (1940)
- Hort. Kew. 1:414 (1789)
- Nordal in Norw. Journ. Bot. 26: 183 (1979)
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0