Taxonavigation

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Agapanthoideae
Genus: Agapanthus
Sectiones: A. sect. Agapanthus – A. sect. Lilacinipollini

Name

Agapanthus L'Her., Sert. Angl. 17. 1789 [1788 publ. 1789].

• Type species: Agapanthus umbellatus L'Her., nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Agapanthus range map Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1788. Sertum Anglicum, seu, Plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum: imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae. iv + 36 pp, 34 pl., Paris: Petri Francisci Didot. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Snoeijer, W. 2004. Agapanthus. A revision of the genus. Timber Press: Portland, OR, USA. ISBN 978-0-88192-631-6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Agapanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Aug. 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Agapanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2012. Agapanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug. 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Agapanthus. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 14 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Agapanthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 18.

Vernacular names

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