| Haemantheae | |
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| Haemanthus albiflos | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Tribe: | Haemantheae Hutch. [1] |
| Type genus | |
| Haemanthus | |
| Subtribes | |
Haemantheae are a tribe of subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae). They are herbaceous monocot perennial flowering plants with a predominantly African distribution. Three subtribes are proposed and six genera including the type genus, Haemanthus , are included. They are characterised by the presence of baccate (berry) fruit. [2]
The placement of Haemantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
| Cladogram: Tribes of subfamily Amaryllidoideae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are three subtribes, with six genera
The subtribes are related as follows:
| Tribe Haemantheae |
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Cliviinae: Two genera - Clivia , Cryptostephanus
Haemanthinae: Type - two genera, Haemanthus , Scadoxus
Gethyllidinae: Two genera - Apodolirion , Gethyllis