Clivia (Amaryllidaceae)

Clivia miniata

Clivia nobilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Haemantheae
Genus: Clivia
Species: C. caulescens – C. gardenii – C. miniata – C. mirabilis – C. nobilis – C. robusta
Nothospecies: C. × cyrtanthiflora – C. × nimbicola

Name

Clivia Lindl., Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1182 (1828).

• Type species: Clivia nobilis Lindl.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Imatophyllum Hook., Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2856 (1828)
  • Himantophyllum Spreng., Gen. Pl. 1: 276 (1830), orth. var.
  • Imantophyllum Hook., Bot. Mag. 80: t. 4783. (1854), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Introduced into Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1828. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. The designs by Sydenham Edwards, and others. Vol. 14. Plates 1131–1216. James Ridgeway: London. BHL Reference page. : t. 1182

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Clivia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Clivia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Clivia. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jan 2018.

Vernacular names

suomi: Punasarjat, kliiviat
svenska: Mönjeliljesläktet

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