Cyrtanthus is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.Aiton, William. 1789. Hortus Kewensis, or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, 1: 414 in LatinTropicos, Cyrtanthus W. Aiton Snijman, D.A. (2007). Notes on new and misunderstood taxa of Cyrtanthus (Amaryllidaceae: Cyrtantheae) from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bothalia 37: 1-8.
Taxonomy Cyrtanthus is the sole genus in the African tribe Cyrtantheae.
Phylogeny The placement of Cyrtantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:
Subdivision There are over 50 recognized species, all native to central and southern Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesSanbi Red List of South African Plants, search for Cyrtanthus
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Images of several species of Cyrtanthus from Pacific Bulb Society