| Classification |
| Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order Type: Basal Angiosperms-Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Family Common Name: Amaryllis Family
Genera: Galanthus, Lycoris, Narcissus |
Defining Features: Some botanists
place Galanthus in Asparagaceae family and Narcissus in Alliaceae family.
Defining Morphology: Floral
Features: Flowers are usually showy, bisexual, actinomorphic (rarely zygomorphic)
and each associated with a filiform bracts. Inflorescences are determinate,
solitary flower or flowers borne in helicoid cymes, racemes, spikes or
umbels. Ovaries are inferior with axile placentation. Fruit and Seed Features:
Monocotyledon. Fruit a berry or most frequently a capsule. Vegetative Features:
Habit as perennial herbs from bulbs. Leaves alternate, simple and entire
with sheathing at base. Venation is usually parallel, but often net-like
in forest-dwelling groups. Stipules are lacking.
Distribution: Temperate to
tropical regions.
Economic Use: As cultivated
garden and indoor ornamentals.
Number of Genera Globally:
59
Number of Species Globally: 870
