? Agapanthus
Agapanthus flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Agapanthaceae Subfamily: Agapanthoideae Genus: Agapanthus
Species
Agapanthus africanus   Agapanthus campanulatus   Agapanthus inapertus   Agapanthus praecox Photo taken by me. ... Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Jump to: navigation, search Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders Base Monocots: Acorus Alismatales Asparagales Dioscoreales Liliales Pandanales Family Petrosaviaceae Commelinids: Arecales Commelinales Poales Zingiberales Family Dasypogonaceae Monocotyledons or monocots are a group of flowering plants usually ranked as a class and once called the Monocotyledoneae. ... Families according to the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group Agapanthus Agavaceae Alliaceae Amaryllidaceae Aphyllanthaceae Asparagaceae Asphodelaceae Asteliaceae Blandfordiaceae Boryaceae Doryanthaceae Hemerocallidaceae Hyacinthaceae Hypoxidaceae Iridaceae Ixioliriaceae Lanariaceae Laxmanniaceae Orchidaceae Ruscaceae Tecophilaeaceae Themidaceae Xanthorrhoea Xeronema Asparagales is an order of monocots which includes a number of families of non-woody plants. ... Species   Agapanthus africanus   Agapanthus campanulatus   Agapanthus inapertus   Agapanthus praecox The genus Agapanthus contains about twenty species of herbaceous perennials native to South Africa. ... Binomial name Agapanthus umbellatus The African lily (Agapanthus umbellatus) is a member of the family Alliaceae and a native of the Cape of Good Hope, from where it was introduced to Europe at the close of the 17th century. ...

The genus Agapanthus L'Hér. 1789, contains about twenty species of herbaceous perennials native to South Africa. Jump to: navigation, search A herb (pronounced hurb in Commonwealth English and urb in American English) is a plant grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases even spiritual value. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...

Zonneveld and Duncan 2003 classified agapanthus into six species: A. campanulatus, A. caulescens, A. coddii, A. praecox, A. inapertus and A. africans. Four taxa recognised by Leighton (1965) as species (A. comptonii, A. walshii, A. dyeri and A. nutans) are given status below species rank.

Generally Agapanthus was formerly classified in the family Alliaceae, but has recently been classified in the monogeneric family Agapanthaceae (See: Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium). Genera Allium Ancrumia Caloscordum Erinna Garaventia Gethyum Gilliesia Ipheion Leucocoryne Miersia Milula Muilla Nectaroscordum Nothoscordum Solaria (genus) Speea Trichlora Tristagma Tulbhagia Zoelnerallium Alliaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial plants. ...

Members of the genus have funnel-shaped flowers, which show diverse bluish colours. They occur in many-flowered cymes on long, erect stems, which can grow up 1 m long. The basal leaves are curved, lanceolate, and are up to 60 cm long. Jump to: navigation, search Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive structure of those plants classified as angiosperms (flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Cyme can refer to: Cyme, a botanical term a for a class of flower clusters (see inflorescence) characterized by the terminal flower in the cluster blooming first. ... Jump to: navigation, search In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ...

The genus contains the following species as well as several hundred hybrids. Several varieties are widely cultivated as garden and landscape plants.

Species List

• Agapanthus africans : African Lily, also known as the African Tulip or Lily of the Nile,
  • Agapanthus africanus ssp. walshii
• Agapanthus caulescens
• Agapanthus campanulatus : African bluebell, also known as African Blue lily and Bell Agapanthus
• Agapanthus coddii : Codd's Agapanthus, also known as Blue Lily
• Agapanthus comptonii
• Agapanthus dyeri
• Agapanthus praecox
• Agapanthus inapertus : Drakensberg Agapanthus,also known as Drooping Agapanthus,
  • Agapanthus inapertus ssp. pendulus
• Agapanthus insignis
• Agapanthus longispathus

African Agapanthus (Agapanthus umbellatus)
from Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1800)

• Agapanthus nutans
• Agapanthus orientalis : Lily of the Nile,
• Agapanthus patens
• Agapanthus pendulus
• Agapanthus praecox : Common agapanthus, Blue lily (is a synonym of Agapanthus umbellatus)
  • Agapanthus praecox ssp. minimus
• Agapanthus umbellatus

Binomial name Agapanthus umbellatus The African lily (Agapanthus umbellatus) is a member of the family Alliaceae and a native of the Cape of Good Hope, from where it was introduced to Europe at the close of the 17th century. ... Download high resolution version (879x1474, 79 KB)African Agapanthus (Agapanthus umbellatus) Downloaded from : [[1]] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (879x1474, 79 KB)African Agapanthus (Agapanthus umbellatus) Downloaded from : [[1]] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...

Hybrids List

• Agapanthus Albatross, Agapanthus Amsterdam, Agapanthus Black Pantha, Agapanthus Back in Black, Agapanthus Blue Giant, Agapanthus Ben Hope, Agapanthus Blue Imp, Agapanthus Blue Companion, Agapanthus Blue Baby, Agapanthus Blue Umbrella, Agapanthus Bressingham Blue, Agapanthus Bressingham White, Agapanthus Blue Triumphator, Agapanthus Beth Chatto, Agapanthus Blue Brush, Agapanthus Buckingham Palace, Agapanthus Beatrice, Agapanthus Blue Diamond, Agapanthus Blue Skies, Agapanthus Blue Prince, Agapanthus Blue moon, Agapanthus Columba, Agapanthus Castle of Mey, Agapanthus Donau, Agapanthus Dr. Brouwer, Agapanthus globosus, Agapanthus giganteus, Agapanthus gracilis, Agapanthus hollandii

African Lily (Agapanthus africanus)

Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus praecox)

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Reference

Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium