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Amaryllidaceae

Amaryllidaceae J. Saint-Hilaire. Common name: Amaryllis Family.

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A family of about 59 genera and 850 species, nearly cosmopolitan (especially diverse in the tropics).

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References: Dahlgren, Clifford, & Yeo (1985); Fay & Chase (1996); García et al. (2019); Meerow & Snijman (1998) In Kubitzki (1998a); Müller-Doblies & Müller-Doblies (1996). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Leucojum aestivum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Hymenocallis pygmaea | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Zephyranthes | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Lycoris squamigera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Hymenocallis coronaria | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Diego González Dopico, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diego González Dopico | Amaryllis belladonna source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Thierry Arbault, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thierry Arbault | Narcissus triandrus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Hymenocallis henryae | Original Image ⭷

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