| Agapanthoideae | |
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| Agapanthus africanus | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Agapanthoideae Endlicher |
| Type genus | |
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Agapanthus T.A. Durand and Hans Schinz |
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Agapanthoideae is a subfamily of monocot flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, order Asparagales. It is one of three subfamilies of Amaryllidaceae. It was formerly treated as a separate family, Agapanthaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Agapanthus.
It consists of a single genus, Agapanthus, and is endemic to South Africa.