Haemantheae
Tribe of flowering plants
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Haemantheae | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 | |
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
The placement of Haemantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
| Cladogram: Tribes of subfamily Amaryllidoideae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Subdivision
There are three subtribes, with six genera
- Cliviinae D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
- Haemanthinae Pax
- Gethyllidinae Meerow
The subtribes are related as follows:
| Tribe Haemantheae |
| ||||||||||||
Cliviinae: Two genera - Clivia, Cryptostephanus
Haemanthinae: Type - two genera, Haemanthus, Scadoxus
Gethyllidinae: Two genera - Apodolirion, Gethyllis
