Cryptostephanus is a genus of African plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[1] Its closest relative is Clivia, with which it shares some characters, including thick, fleshy roots, strap-like leaves, and fruit in the form of a berry.[2][3]

Cryptostephanus
Cryptostephanus vansonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Cryptostephanus
Welw. ex Baker

Species

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Recognized species:[1][4]

image Scientific Name Distribution
  Cryptostephanus densiflorus Welw. ex Baker Angola, Namibia
Cryptostephanus haemanthoides Pax Kenya, Tanzania
  Cryptostephanus vansonii Verd. Mozambique, Zimbabwe[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Cryptostephanus". Pacific Bulb Society. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ Bennett, R. K. General Amaryllid Report, 1980. Notes on the genus Cryptostephanus Welw. Plant Life 36.1-4 (1980): 102-108.
  4. ^ Müller-Doblies, Dietrich & Müller-Doblies, Ute 1994. Feddes Repertorium 105: 357
  5. ^ Duncan, G. Cryptostephanus vansonii: a curious amaryllid from Zimbabwe. Veld Flora (Kirstenbosch) 88.1 (2002): 18-19.
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