Narcisseae

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.

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

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]