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| Agapanthoideae | |
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| Agapanthus africanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agapanthoideae Endlicher |
| Type genus | |
| Agapanthus | |
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Agapanthoideae is a monotypic subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It is one of three subfamilies of Amaryllidaceae. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Agapanthaceae. [1] The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Agapanthus .
Its sole genus, Agapanthus, is endemic to South Africa.
