Ammocharis

Ammocharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Alliaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Ammocharis Herb.
Synonyms
Cybistetes Milne-Redh. & Schweick.

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.

Species

• Ammocharis angolensis (Baker) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 186 (1939). Uganda to Angola.
• Ammocharis baumii (Harms) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 187 (1939). Tropical Africa to Namibia.
• Ammocharis coranica (Ker Gawl.) Herb., Appendix: 17 (1821). Distributed from Zimbabwe to South Africa. nown as "Karoo Lily".
• Ammocharis longifolia (L.) Herb., Appendix: 17 (1821). Distributed from Western Namibia 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 (Baker) Lehmiller, Novon 2: 33 (1993). Namibia.
• Ammocharis tinneana (Kotschy & Peyr.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 177 (1939). Distributed from Sudán to Namibia.

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society

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