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Amaryllis is a genus within the family Amaryllidaceae. The taxon is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Its type species is Amaryllis belladonna, and the genus produces fruit in the form of a capsule. The common name for the group is amaryllis, and it is distinct from Hippeastrum.
Records associated with the genus have been documented in Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, and Australia. These records are held by institutions in the US, CICY, MICH, NY, and NMV. The name Amaryllis is also used for a marine amphipod genus in the family Amaryllididae, which is accepted in the WoRMS database.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderAmphipoda
- FamilyAmaryllididae
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- Specimen records
- 390
- With media
- 168
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Collections
- US, CICY, MICH, NY, NMV, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, Australia
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- Etymology
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Amaryllis () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley and Knysna.
For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name 'amaryllis' is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors.
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