Agapanthus africanus

Agapanthus africanus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Agapanthoideae
Genus: Agapanthus
Sectio: A. sect. Agapanthus
Species: Agapanthus africanus

Name edit

Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 35 (1824).

Synonymy edit

  • Basionym
    • Crinum africanum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 292 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Abumon africanum (L.) Britton, Fl. Bermuda: 72 (1918).
    • Crinum floridum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 228 (1796), nom. inval.
    • Mauhlia africana (L.) Dahl, Observ. Bot.: 26 (1787).
    • Tulbaghia africana (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 718 (1891).
  • Heterotypic
    • Tulbaghia heisteri Fabr., Enum.: 4. (1759)
      • Tulbaghia africana var. heisteri (Fabr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 317 (1898).
    • Agapanthus umbellatus L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 17 (1789).
    • Mauhlia linearis Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl.: 111 (1792).
    • Agapanthus tuberosus L. ex DC. in P.J.Redouté, Liliac. 1: 6 (1803), nom. inval.
    • Agapanthus minor Lodd., Bot. Cab. 1: t. 42 (1817).
      • Tulbaghia minor (Lodd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 718 (1891).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces.
    • Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Ascension (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • West Himalaya (introduced).
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Lily of the Nile
suomi: Afrikansinisarja
中文: 百子蓮, 南非百子莲, 百子莲


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