Editing Amaryllis (section)

==Taxonomy==
The single genus is in [[subtribe]] Amaryllidinae, in the tribe [[Amaryllideae]]. The taxonomy of the genus has been controversial. In 1753 [[Carl Linnaeus]] created the name ''Amaryllis belladonna'', the [[type species]] of the genus ''Amaryllis''. At the time both South African and South American plants were placed in the same genus; subsequently they were separated into two different genera. The key question is whether Linnaeus's type was a South African plant or a South American plant. If the latter, ''Amaryllis'' would be the correct name for the genus ''[[Hippeastrum]]'', and a different name would have to be used for the genus discussed here. [[Alan W. Meerow]] et al. have briefly summarized the debate, which took place from 1938 onwards and involved botanists on both sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]]. The outcome was a decision by the 14th International Botanical Congress in 1987 that ''Amaryllis'' {{small|L.}} should be a conserved name (i.e. correct regardless of priority) and ultimately based on a specimen of the South African ''[[Amaryllis belladonna]]'' from the [[George Clifford III|Clifford Herbarium]] at the [[Natural History Museum, London|Natural History Museum]] in London.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Meerow |first1=Alan W. |last2=Van Scheepen |first2=Johan |last3=Dutilh |first3=Julie H.A. |year=1997 |title=Transfers from ''Amaryllis'' to ''Hippeastrum (Amaryllidaceae)'' |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=15–19 |doi=10.2307/1224287 |jstor=1224287 |name-list-style=amp }}</ref>

===Species===
{{As of|2020|October}}, ''Amaryllis'' had only two accepted species, both native to the [[Cape Provinces]] of South Africa:<ref name="POWO_331133-2">{{cite web |title=''Amaryllis'' L. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331133-2 |access-date=2020-10-19 }}</ref>
*''[[Amaryllis belladonna]]'' {{small|L.}} – south-west Cape Provinces; introduced into many parts of the world, including California, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand<ref name="POWO_62705-1">{{cite web |title=''Amaryllis belladona'' L. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62705-1 |access-date=2020-10-19 }}</ref>
*''[[Amaryllis paradisicola]]'' {{small|Snijman}} – west Cape Provinces

=== Phylogeny ===
Amaryllidinae are placed within Amaryllideae as follow:

These are phylogenetically related as follows:

{{clade
| label1= Tribe '''Amaryllideae'''
| 1= {{clade
| 1= Subtribe '''Amaryllidinae'''
| 2= {{clade
| 1= Subtribe [[Boophoninae]]
| 2= {{clade
| 1= Subtribe [[Strumariinae]]
| 2= Subtribe [[Crininae]]
 }}
}}
}}
}}

===Etymology ===
The name ''Amaryllis'' is taken from a shepherdess in [[Virgil]]'s pastoral ''[[Eclogues]]'', (from the [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] {{langx|grc|[[:wikt:ἀμαρύσσω|ἀμαρύσσω]]|amarysso|to sparkle|label=none}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=amaryllis|title=Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Amaryllis|author=Mike Campbell|work=Behind the Name}}</ref><ref>Linné, Carl von. 1737. Hortus Cliffortianus. p. 135</ref>

Although the 1987 decision settled the question of the scientific name of the genus, the common name 'amaryllis' continues to be used differently. Bulbs sold as amaryllis and described as "ready to bloom for the holidays" belong to the allied genus ''[[Hippeastrum]]''.<ref>E.g. {{Citation |title=How to Make Your Amaryllis Bloom Again |publisher=The United States National Arboretum |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/AmaryllisBloom.html |access-date=2011-11-28 }}</ref> The common name "naked lady" comes from the plant's pattern of flowering when the foliage has died down. This name is also used for other bulbs with a similar growth and flowering pattern; some of these have their own widely used and accepted common names, such as the resurrection lily (''[[Lycoris squamigera]]'').{{sfn|Carter|2015}}