Nerine

This article is about the plant genus. For the anime character, see Nerine (Shuffle!).

Nerine
Nerine bowdenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Nerine Herb.
Species
See text.

Nerine ( /nɨˈraɪniː/)^[1] is a genus of plants belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae^[2] Native to South Africa, there are about 30 different species in the genus. Nerine have been widely cultivated and much hybridized and are now spread world wide.

It is a bulb plant, with each bulb being about 3–5 cm in diameter. In late winter and spring the plant produces several strap-shaped, dull green leaves, about 20 cm long and 1 cm broad, arranged in two rows. The leaves die down by late spring and the bulb is then dormant until late summer.

In fall each bulb produces a single naked stem about 30 cm tall which bears a cluster of 2 to 12 funnel-shaped pink flowers at their tops. Each flower is about 4 cm diameter.

Overall the plant has similar growing characteristics to the Belladonna Lily, though it is much smaller. Another similar plant is the Lycoris.

The Nerines are a New Zealand band which is named after this flower.

List of species

Nerine alta Nerine angulata Nerine angustifolia Nerine appendiculata Nerine bowdenii Nerine brachystemon Nerine breachiae Nerine crispa Nerine curvifolia Nerine duparquetiana Nerine elwesii Nerine falcata Nerine filamentosa Nerine filifolia Nerine flexuosa' Nerine frithii

Nerine gaberonensis Nerine gibsonii Nerine gracilis Nerine hesseoides Nerine humilis Nerine huttonii Nerine insignis Nerine krigei Nerine lucida Nerine marginata Nerine marincowitzii Nerine masonorum Nerine moorei Nerine pancratioides Nerine parviflora

Nerine peersii Nerine plantii Nerine platypetala Nerine pudica Nerine pumila Nerine pusilla Nerine rehmannii Nerine ridleyi Nerine sarniensis Nerine schlechteri Nerine transvaalensis Nerine tulbaghensis Nerine undulata Nerine veitchii Nerine versicolor

References

1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
2. ^ .Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards), Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#AllAma 

This Asparagales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Amaryllidaceae genera Asparagales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Grundfos RAF Croughton Look at other dictionaries: Nerīne — Herb., Gattung der Amaryllidazeen, Zwiebelgewächse mit schmalen Blättern und ansehnlichen Blüten, deren Blütenhüllenabschnitte schmal, am Rande meist wellig und zurückgebogen sind. Von den neun am Kap heimischen Arten werden mehrere als… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Neríne — NERÍNE, es, ist so viel als eine Nereis. Sieh Nereides …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon nérine — ● nérine nom féminin Amaryllidacée bulbeuse à feuilles planes assez longues, à fleurs en ombelles, de l Afrique du Sud …   Encyclopédie Universelle Nerine —   Nerine …   Wikipedia Español Nerine — Guernseylilien Nerine bowdenii Systematik Klasse: Einkeimblättrige (Liliopsida) Unterklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia nerine — /neuh ruy nee/, n. any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel shaped red, pink, or white flowers. [ < NL (1820); L Nerine a Nereid] * * * …   Universalium Nerine — ID 56166 Symbol Key NERIN Common Name nerine Family Liliaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics nerine — /nəˈrin/ (say nuh reen) noun any plant of the southern African genus Nerine, many species of which are grown for their umbels of coloured flowers produced in autumn. {New Latin, from Latin Nērinē a Nereid} …   nerine — noun Any of various plants, of the genus Nerine, that are poisonous to cattle …   Wiktionary nerine — [nɪ rʌɪni, nə ri:nə] noun a bulbous South African plant with narrow strap shaped petals that are typically crimped and twisted. [Genus Nerine.] Origin mod. L., from L., Nereid …   English new terms dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”