Agapanthus, native to South Africa, is the sole genus of the subfamily.

Agapanthus umbellatus ) is a native of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

Agapanthus () is the only genus in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the flowering plant family Amaryllidaceae.

Agapanthus is commonly known as " Lily of the Nile " (' African lily ' in the UK ); but it is not a lily and all of the species are native to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Limpopo River.

The type species for the genus is Agapanthus africanus.

Agapanthus is a genus of herbaceous perennials that mostly bloom in summer.

Agapanthaceae consisted of Agapanthus only, and Dahlgren's idea that it is close to Tulbaghia was rejected.

Molecular phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences has shown that Agapanthus is sister to a clade consisting of subfamilies Allioideae and Amaryllidoideae of the family Amaryllidaceae ( sensu APG III ).

In New Zealand Agapanthus praecox is classed as an " environmental weed " and calls to have it added to the National Pest Plant Accord have encountered opposition from gardeners.

The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the sole included type genus, Agapanthus.

Agapanthus africanus can be grown within USDA plant hardiness zones 9 to 11.

Species are used as food and flavourings ( e. g. onion, garlic, leek, asparagus, vanilla ), as cut flowers ( e. g. freesia, gladiolus, iris, orchids ), and as garden ornamentals ( e. g. day lilies, lily of the valley, Agapanthus ).

Agapanthus africanus ( African lily ; syn.

Zonneveld & Duncan ( 2003 ) divided Agapanthus into six species ( A. africanus, A. campanulatus, A. caulescens, A. coddii, A. inapertus, A. praecox ).

* Agapanthus africanus ( syn.

Agapanthus does not have the distinctive chemistry of Alliaceae.

Four valid botanical names have Agapanthus as their basionym.

In 1985, Dahlgren, Clifford, and Yeo placed Agapanthus in Alliaceae, close to Tulbaghia.

Their version of Alliaceae differed from any that are recognized today in that it included Agapanthus and in that it included several genera that would later be transferred to Themidaceae.

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