• Source: Galantheae

      • Galantheae is a tribe of European, West Asian and North African flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). As of 2017, it contains three genera, although more were included previously. The position of the ovary is inferior.


      Taxonomy


      For a history of the circumscription of Galantheae, see Meerow et al. 2006. A narrower sense of the tribe is now favoured, with only three genera.


      = Phylogeny

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      The placement of Galantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram:


      = Subdivision

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      Included genera are:

      Acis Salisb.
      Galanthus L.
      Leucojum L.
      Previously included were:

      Hannonia
      Lapiedra
      Vagaria


      Distribution and habitat


      Galantheae represent one of the three European tribes of Amaryllidaceae (predominantly Mediterranean).


      Cultivation


      Some species of Acis, Galanthus and Leucojum are common ornamental garden plants.


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