Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 134. 1805. 'Daffodil Family'
Characteristic Features:
Herbaceous perennials with bulbs and contractile roots
Leaves all basal, with sheathing base
Inflorescence scapigerous, umbellate cyme subtended by spathaceous bract
Flowers bisexual with petaloid perianths
Stamens 6, often adnate to tepals at base
Staminal corona may be present
Ovary inferior, trilocular, maturing in to capsule or berry fruit
Diversity of the Family:
World- 80 genera 2,258 species (ThePlant List 2013); 75 genera 1,600 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 72 genera 1825 species (Mabberley 2017); 84 genera, 2308 species (CoL 2021)
India - 5 genera 24 species (Karthikeyan et al. 2009) [different circumscription]; 19 genera, 55 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 7 genera, 62 species (Singh et al. 2019; different circumscription)
Uttarakhand - 8 genera 15 species (Uniyal et al. 2007; different circumscription)
General Characters:
Amaryllidaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Amaryllidaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder-Lilianae, Order- Asparagales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Monocotyledons
Series : Epigynae
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision : Angiospermae
Class : Monocotyledoneae
Order : Liliflorae
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Monocotyledones
Division : Corolliferae
Order : Amaryllidales
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Liliidae
Order : Liliales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Liliidae
Super Order : Lilianae
Order : Iridales
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Liliopsida
Subclass : Liliidae
Super Order : Lilianae
Order : Amaryllidales
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsid
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Lilianae
Order : Iridales
Suborder : Hyacinthineae
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Monocots
Order : Asparagales
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Liliidae
Order : Liliales
Suborder : Asparagineae
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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~~~Wild Flora~~~
***Cultivated Flora***
Crinum asiaticum L.
Vernacular name: Giant crinum lily, Spider lily (English); Nagdamani (Hindi)
Nativity: Indian, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Southwest Pacific Islands (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Bulbous perennial herb. Leaves sessile, clustered from the apex of bulbs, oblong, flat, coriaceous, glabrous, narrow at base, margin entire. Inflorescence a compound umbel of white flowers.
Flowering period: April to July
Propagation Methods: Multiplied by bulbils (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ Garden Section
Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.
Vernacular name: Spider lily, Crown beauty
Nativity: Mexico to Northern Peru and Brazil (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Bulbous herbaceous plant. Leaves simple, broad, entire, waxy and long. Flowers in umbellate head.
Flowering period: August to October
Propagation Methods:Multiplied by dividing rhizomatous part (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed near Shubhash Bhawan
Narcissus tazetta L.
Vernacular name: Daffodil, Chinese Sacred Lily (English); Nargis (Hindi)
Nativity:Mediterranean area to Afghanistan and Southeast China to Japan (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics:Bulbous herbaceous plant. Leaves radical, dark green, strap-shaped, obtuse. Flowers borne in apical bunch on scapes.
Flowering period: December to March
Propagation Methods:Multiplied by bulbs and offsets (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ MFC
Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb.
Vernacular name: Fairy Lily, White Rain Lily, August rain lily
Nativity:Southern Brazil to Northeast Argentina (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Perennial herb upto 20 cm tall. Leaves linear, dark green, straped shaped. Flower white, solitary on scapes.
Flowering period: July to October
Propagation Methods:Multiplied by dividing bulbs seed sowing (Dave’s Garden)
Photographed @ Golden Jubilee Hostel
Rain Lily, Rosy Rain Lily
Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.
A bulbous ornamental perennial herb.
A native of Mexico and Central America
Multiplied by bulbs and seeds.
Naturalized populations exist at several places in Pantnagar