Tulbaghieae

Tulbaghieae
Tulbaghia violacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Tulbaghieae
(Meisn.) M.F.Fay & M.W.Chase
Genus
Synonyms
  • Tulbaghiaceae
  • Tulbaghioideae (Endl. ex Meisn.) M.F. Fay & M.W. Chase

Tulbaghieae is a tribe of plants belonging to the subfamily Allioideae of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It comprises two genera, Tulbaghia and Prototulbaghia, native to South Africa.

Description

Corm shaped bulb or rhizome. Leaf sheaths short. Flowers possess a corona, pseudocorona or a fleshy perigonal ring.[2]

References

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