Taxonavigation

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Agapanthoideae
Genus: Agapanthus
Sectiones: A. sect. Agapanthus – A. sect. Lilacinipollini

Name

• Agapanthus L'Her., Sert. Angl. 17. 1788 publ. 1789.
  • Type species:  Agapanthus umbellatus L'Her., nom. illeg.

Species overview

A. africanus – A. campanulatus – A. caulescens – A. coddii – A. inapertus – A. praecox – A. walshii

References

• L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. (1788 publ 1789) Sert. Angl. 17.
• Snoeijer, W. 2004. Agapanthus A revision of the genus. Timber Press: Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-631-6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Agapanthus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Aug. 14.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Agapanthus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 18.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Agapanthus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Aug. 14.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Agapanthus. Published online. Accessed Aug. 14 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Agapanthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 18.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Agapanthus range map Continental: Africa  Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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