Cryptostephanus
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Cryptostephanus is a genus of African plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 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.{{cite web|title=Cryptostephanus|url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Cryptostephanus|publisher=Pacific Bulb Society|accessdate=5 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809194615/http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Cryptostephanus|archive-date=9 August 2013|url-status=dead}}Bennett, R. K. General Amaryllid Report, 1980. Notes on the genus Cryptostephanus Welw. Plant Life 36.1-4 (1980): 102-108.
Species
Recognized species:[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=303661 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Müller-Doblies, Dietrich & Müller-Doblies, Ute 1994. Feddes Repertorium 105: 357
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| image | Scientific Name | Distribution |
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| 120px | Cryptostephanus densiflorus Welw. ex Baker | Angola, Namibia |
| Cryptostephanus haemanthoides Pax | Kenya, Tanzania | |
| 120px | Cryptostephanus vansonii Verd. | Mozambique, ZimbabweDuncan, G. Cryptostephanus vansonii: a curious amaryllid from Zimbabwe. Veld Flora (Kirstenbosch) 88.1 (2002): 18-19. |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130809194615/http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Cryptostephanus Cryptostephanus - Pacific Bulb Society]
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Category:Taxa named by Friedrich Welwitsch
Category:Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
Category:Amaryllidaceae genera
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