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Amaryllidaceae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 134. 1805 [Feb-Apr 1805]

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Asparagales
family
Amaryllidaceae

Name

Synonyms
Brunsvigiaceae
Cepaceae
Crinaceae
Cyrtanthaceae
Galanthaceae
Gethyllidaceae
Gilliesiaceae
Haemanthaceae
Hymenocallis georgiana Traub
Leucojaceae
Milulaceae
Narcissaceae
Oporanthaceae
Pancratiaceae
Strumariaceae
Tulbaghiaceae
Zephyranthaceae
Homonyms
Amaryllidaceae
Common names
Alliacee in Italian
Amarilidacees in language.
Amarilidacoj in Esperanto
Amarilidáceas in Portuguese
Amariliniai in Lithuanian
Amarillidacee in Italian
Amarillidazeoak in Basque
Amarillis-familie in Afrikaans
Amaril·lidàcia in Catalan–Valencian
Amaril·lidàcies in Catalan–Valencian
Amariļļu dzimta in Latvian
Amarylisowe rostliny in language.
Amarylkowate in Polish
Amaryllidacées in French
Amaryllidacées in French
Amaryllidacées in French
Amaryllis Family in English
Amaryllis Family in English
Amaryllis Family in English
Amaryllisfamilien in Danish
Amaryllisfamilien in Danish
Amaryllisgewächse in German
Amaryllisplaanten in language.
Hamanq'ay yura rikch'aq ayllu in Quechua
Họ Loa kèn đỏ in Vietnamese
Narcisfamilie in Dutch
Narcissenfamilie in Dutch
Narsingleliefamilie in Afrikaans
Narsissfamilien in Norwegian
Narzissengewächse in German
Nergisgiller in Turkish
Nərgizçiçəyikimilər in Azerbaijani
Onion Family in English
Poaslelieachtign in language.
Påskelilje-familien in Danish
Suku bakung-bakungan in Indonesian
amarilliszfélék in Hungarian
amarylkovité in Slovak
amaryllis family in language.
amaryllis family in English
amaryllisväxter in Swedish
amarüllilised in Estonian
backlöksväxter in Swedish
daffodil family in English
laukfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
lökväxter in Swedish
løkfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
matlöksväxter in Swedish
narsissikasvit in Finnish
narsissikasvit in Finnish

Bibliographic References

  1. (2025) International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Madrid Code)
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x
  3. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2026) Plants of the World Online
  4. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  5. Chase, Christenhusz, Fay, Byng, Judd, Soltis, Mabberley, Sennikov, Soltis & Stevens (2016) An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV
  6. Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 134. Feb-Apr 1805.
  7. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  8. Meerow, Reveal, Snijman & Dutilh (2007) "(1793) Proposal to Conserve the Name Amaryllidaceae against Alliaceae, a ""Superconservation"" Proposal"
  9. Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html.
  10. S.t Hilaire (1805) Exposition des familles naturelles et de la germination des plantes. Tome premier
  11. Systema Naturae 2000 (2006 version)
  12. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009) An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III
  13. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria & The Australian National Herbarium (2026) International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
  14. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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