amaryllidaceae and amaryllidaceous

Pronunciation key ( am′ə-ril′i-dā′shəs )

am•a•ryl•li•da•ceous

adj.

[< Mod. L. amaryllidaceae, name of the family < amaryllis].

belonging to the amaryllis family of plants, growing primarily in warm, dry climates.

am•a•ryl•li•da•ceae

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom	Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision	Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons
Order	Asparagales
Family	Amaryllidaceae
Direct Children:
Genus	Agapanthus L'Hér. – agapanthus
Genus	Allium L. – wild onion, onion
Genus	Amaryllis L. – amaryllis
Genus	Ammocharis Herb. – ammocharis
Genus	Clivia Lindl. – Kaffir-lily
Genus	Crinum L. – swamplily
Genus	Eucharis Planch. & Linden – Amazonlily
Genus	Galanthus L. – snowdrop
Genus	Habranthus Herb. – copperlily
Genus	Hippeastrum Herb. – hippeastrum
Genus	Hymenocallis Salisb. – spiderlily
Genus	Ipheion Raf.
Genus	Leucojum L. – snowflake
Genus	Lycoris Herb. – lycoris
Genus	Muilla S. Watson ex Benth. – muilla
Genus	Narcissus L. – daffodil, narcissus
Genus	Nerine Herb. – nerine
Genus	Nothoscordum Kunth – false garlic
Genus	Pancratium L. – pancratium
Genus	Proiphys Herb.
Genus	Scadoxus Raf. – scadoxus
Genus	Sprekelia Heist. – Jacobean lily
Genus	Stenomesson Herb. – stenomesson
Genus	Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. – winter daffodil
Genus	Tristagma Poepp. – springstar
Genus	Tulbaghia L. – wild garlic
Genus	Zephyranthes Herb. – zephyrlily

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Amaryllidaceae Taxonomic Serial No.: 182703