Ammocharis
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Ammocharis is a genus
in the Amaryllidaceae
family (subfamily Amaryllidoideae) which includes 6 species distributed in Africa
. The plant grows as a succulent, above-ground bulb, preferring seasonally wet, hot, sandy soils and full sun.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllidoideae is the subfamily of flowering plants that takes its name from the genus Amaryllis. It is part of the family Amaryllidaceae, in order Asparagales...
family (subfamily Amaryllidoideae) which includes 6 species distributed in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. The plant grows as a succulent, above-ground bulb, preferring seasonally wet, hot, sandy soils and full sun.
Species
- Ammocharis angolensis (Baker) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 186 (1939). UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
to AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. - Ammocharis baumii (Harms) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 187 (1939). Tropical Africa to NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. - Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb., Appendix: 17 (1821). Distributed from ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
to South Africa. nown as "Karoo Lily". - Ammocharis longifolia (L.) Herb., Appendix: 17 (1821). Distributed from Western NamibiaNamibiaNamibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
to South Africa. Here are included Cybistetes herrei (F.M.Leight.) D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies, and Cybistetes longifolia (L.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., formerly considered another genus. This species is known as "Malgas Lily". - Ammocharis nerinoides (BakerBakerA baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, Cakes and similar foods may also be produced, as the traditional boundaries between what is produced by a baker as opposed to a pastry chef have blurred in recent decades...
) Lehmiller, Novon 2: 33 (1993). Namibia. - Ammocharis tinneana (KotschyKotschyKotschy:* Carl Friedrich Kotschy * Theodor Kotschy * Johannes Kotschy, a Swedish singer/songwriter...
& Peyr.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 177 (1939). Distributed from SudánSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
to Namibia.