Biology:Proiphys

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Proiphys
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Proiphys amboinensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Proiphys
Herb.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Cearia Dumort.
  • Eurycles Drapiez
  • Stemonix Raf.

Proiphys is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[4] It includes 5 accepted species[5] that are native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia .[6]

Species[3][7]

Uses

Their flowers and leaves make them desirable garden subjects, but they are not widely cultivated as ornamental plants.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Appendix: 42 (1821).
  2. "Proiphys". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=PROIPHYS. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. World Checklist of Monocotyledons: Proiphys . Accessed May 26, 2009.
  4. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#AllAma 
  5. "Proiphys Herb. : Plants of the World Online". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1602-1#children. Retrieved August 10, 2019. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Effie Mullins, 1989. The genus Proiphys. Australian National Botanical Gardens. Accessed May 26, 2009.
  7. Atlas of Living Australia, genus Proiphys
  8. 8.0 8.1 Taxon 29: 601 (1980).
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Adriana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ADRIANA. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  10. Austrobaileya 6: 121 (2001).
  11. "Proiphys kimberleyensis M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett | Plants of the Word Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77153318-1. Retrieved August 10, 2019. 

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