Zephyrantheae
Zephyrantheae Salisb. is a now obsolete tribe within the Amaryllidaceae family, containing five genera (Habranthus, Pyrolirion, Rhodophiala, Sprekelia, Zephyranthes). [1][2][3]
Description
Corona absent, stem leafless, ovules many, perianth tube present, flowers solitary or paired.[3]
Taxonomy
This has varied, given the considerable rearrangements of the Amaryllidaceae that have taken place. For instance Hickey and Clive (1997) describe the Zephyrantheae as being one of ten tribes by which the Amaryllidaceae are divided, allocating Zephyranthes and Sternbergia to this tribe,[3] while Traub (1952) included Habranthus.[2] Other genera that have been placed in this tribe include Cooperia, Haylockia, Apodolirion, and Gethyllis.[4]
Richard Anthony Salisbury in his original description in 1866, defined the Zephyrantheae as an 'Order' with two sections and a number of subgroups, such as Omphalissa. [5]
References
- ^ Kubitzki, K., ed. (1998). The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol.3. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-64060-6. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b Hamilton P. Traub. Biosystematic Experiments Involving Zephyranthes, Habranthus and Amaryllis. Taxon Vol. 1, No. 8 (Nov., 1952), pp. 121-123
- ^ a b c Michael Hickey and Clive King. Common Families of Flowering Plants. Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 0521576091. page 177
- ^ Markku Savela. Tree of Life: Amaryllidaceae
- ^ J. E. Gray. (ed.) Richard Anthony Salisbury. The Genera of Plants (Gen. Pl.): 134 (1866) (Unpublished fragment)
Bibliography
Walter Samuel Flory
- Chromosome Diversity in Species, and in Hybrids, of the Tribe Zephyrantheae. The Nucleus, (1968)
- Chromosome Diversity and Variation in Species, and in Hybrids, of the Tribe Zephyrantheae. Abstract, (1968.)
- Chromosomes of Interspecific and Intergeneric Hybrids in Zephyrantheae. Abstract, (1968.)
- High Chromosome Numbers in Several Zephyrantheae Texa. Plant Life, Vol. 36, (1980)
- New Chromosomes in Hybrids in Tribe Zephyrantheae. Abstract, (1969)
- The Origins of Three Recently Described Taxa in Tribe Zephyrantheae. Abstract, (1964.)
- Parthenogenesis in Zephyrantheae. Herbertia, Vol. 6, (1939.)
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