Narcisseae

Narcisseae
Narcissus poeticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Tribe:	Narcisseae Lamarck & de Candolle
Type genus
Narcissus L.
Genera
Narcissus Sternbergia
Synonyms
Narcissinae

Narcisseae is a small tribe of plants belonging to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), where it forms part of the Eurasian clade, and is one of three tribes in the European (Mediterranean) clade. It contains two genera (Narcissus and Sternbergia) and approximately 58 species, but probably also Lapiedra. The two genera are distinguished from each other by the presence of a paraperigonium in the former.

Description

Characterised by a solid scape and spathaceous bracts fused into a floral tube (basally connate).^[1]

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

The placement of Narcisseae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram, which demonstrates a sister group relationship with Pancratieae:^[2]

Cladogram: Tribes of subfamily Amaryllidoideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae Africa  Tribe Amaryllideae Africa  Tribe Cyrtantheae Africa  Tribe Haemantheae Australasia Tribe Calostemmateae Eurasian clade Asia Tribe Lycorideae Mediterranean Tribe Galantheae Tribe Pancratieae Tribe Narcisseae American clade Hippeastroid clade Tribe Griffineae Tribe Hippeastreae Andean clade Tribe Eustephieae Tribe Eucharideae/Stenomesseae Tribe Clinantheae Tribe Hymenocallideae

Subdivision

Genera:

• Narcissus L.
• Sternbergia Waldst. & Kitaibel
• (Lapiedra Lag.)

Distribution

Western Mediterranean, extending east along the Silk Road to Asia Minor, Kashmir, China and Japan.^[1]

References

1. Meerow & Snijman 1998.
2. Meerow et al 2006a.

Bibliography

• Stevens, P.F. (2016) [2001], Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, Missouri Botanical Gardens, retrieved 7 February 2016
• Gage, Ewan; Wilkin, Paul; Chase, Mark W.; Hawkins, Julie (June 2011). "Phylogenetic systematics of Sternbergia (Amaryllidaceae) based on plastid and ITS sequence data". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 166 (2): 149–162. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01138.x.
• Kubitzki, K., ed. (1998). The families and genera of vascular plants. Vol.3. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-64060-6. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
• Meerow, AW; Snijman, DA. Amaryllidaceae. pp. 83–110. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-03533-7_11., in Kubitzki (1998). (additional excerpts)
• Meerow, A.W.; Fay, M.F.; Guy, C.L.; Li, Q.-B.; Zaman, F.Q.; Chase, M.W. (1999). "Systematics of Amaryllidaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid rbcL and trnL-F sequence data". Am. J. Bot. 86 (9): 1325–1345. doi:10.2307/2656780. JSTOR 2656780. PMID 10487820.
• Meerow, AW; Francisco-Ortega, J; Schnell, RJ (2006). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography within the Eurasian clade of Amaryllidaceae based on plastid ndhF and nrDNA ITS sequences: lineage sorting in a reticulate area?". Systematic Botany. 31 (1): 42–60. doi:10.1600/036364406775971787. JSTOR 25064128. Full text
• Meerow, Alan W.; Snijman, Deirdre A. (2006). "The never-ending story: multigene approaches to the phylogeny of Amaryllidaceae". Aliso. 22: 355–366. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• "Amaryllidaceae: A taxonomic tool for the Amaryllidaceae of the world". eMonocot.