Biology:Cryptostephanus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Cryptostephanus
Cryptostephanus vansonii2.jpg
Cryptostephanus vansonii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Cryptostephanus
Welw. ex Baker

Cryptostephanus is a genus of African plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[1] Its closest relative is Clivia, with which it shares some characters, including thick, fleshy roots, strap-like leaves, and fruit in the form of a berry.[2][3]

Species

Recognized species:[1][4]

image Scientific Name Distribution
Cryptostephanus densiflorus 2255.jpg Cryptostephanus densiflorus Welw. ex Baker Angola, Namibia
Cryptostephanus haemanthoides Pax Kenya, Tanzania
Cryptostephanus vansonii S-1985.jpg Cryptostephanus vansonii Verd. Mozambique, Zimbabwe[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Cryptostephanus". Pacific Bulb Society. http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Cryptostephanus. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 
  3. Bennett, R. K. General Amaryllid Report, 1980. Notes on the genus Cryptostephanus Welw. Plant Life 36.1-4 (1980): 102-108.
  4. Müller-Doblies, Dietrich & Müller-Doblies, Ute 1994. Feddes Repertorium 105: 357
  5. Duncan, G. Cryptostephanus vansonii: a curious amaryllid from Zimbabwe. Veld Flora (Kirstenbosch) 88.1 (2002): 18-19.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8352047 entry