Botanical Family · Asparagales
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
23 speciesOrder Asparagales8+ well-known plants
The Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllis Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Asparagales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 23 species across 10 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Crinum, Zephyranthes and Hippeastrum. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Common Onion, Garlic and Natal Lily.
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Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 23 species in AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Common OnionAllium cepa
- GarlicAllium sativum
- Natal LilyClivia miniata
- Tree CrinumCrinum asiaticum
- Milk And Wine LilyCrinum latifolium
- Natal SwamplilyCrinum moorei
- River Crinum LilyCrinum viviparum
- Maharashtra Crinum LilyCrinum woodrowii
- Barbados LilyHippeastrum puniceum
- Netted-Veined AmaryllisHippeastrum reticulatum
- Beach Spider LilyHymenocallis littoralis
- Showy Spider LilyHymenocallis speciosa
- Wild DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- Forest Spider LilyPancratium triflorum
- Cardwell LilyProiphys amboinensis
- Fireball LilyScadoxus multiflorus
- White Rain LilyZephyranthes candida
- Rose Pink Zephyr LilyZephyranthes carinata
- Rain LilyZephyranthes citrina
- Rio Grande Copper LilyZephyranthes rosea
- Crinum brachynema
- Crinum malabaricum
- Hippeastrum vittatum
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