Ismene (Amaryllidaceae)

Ismene amancaes

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hymenocallideae
Genus: Ismene
Subgenera: I. subg. Elisena – I. subg. Ismene – I. subg. Pseudostenomesson

Species: I. amancaes – I. hawkesii – I. longipetala – I. morrisonii – I. narcissiflora – I. nutans – I. parviflora – I. pedunculata – I. ringens – I. sublimis – I. vargasii
Nothospecies: I. × deflexa – I. × spofforthiae

Name

Ismene Salisb. ex Herb., Appendix [Herbert]. 45 (1821).

• Type species: Ismene amancaes (Ker Gawl.) Herb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hymenocallis sect. Ismene (Salisb.) Traub, Pl. Life 36: 48. (1980).
• Heterotypic
  • Liriope Herbert|Liriope Herb., Appendix 41. (1821), nom. illeg. (non Liriope Lour. 1790).
  • Liriopsis Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg. 62 (1828).
    • Type species: Liriopsis ringens (Ruiz & Pav.) Rchb. ex M.Roem.
  • Elisena Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 201. (1837).
  • Pseudostenomesson Velarde, Revista Ci. (Lima) 51: 47. (1949).
  • Siphotoma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 22. (1838).

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1821. An Appendix: [General index to the Botanical magazine, vol. 43-48 containing a treatise on bulbous roots] By William Herbert with plates. London. Hathitrust Reference page. 

Additional references

• Meerow, A. W., C. L. Guy, Q.-B. Li & J. R. Clayton 2002. Phylogeny of the Tribe Hymenocallideae (Amaryllidaceae) Based on Morphology and Molecular Characters. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 89(3):400-413.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ismene in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ismene. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 10 2021.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ismene (Amaryllidaceae). .

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