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Clivia
| Clivia | |
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| Clivia miniata var. citrina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Clivia Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Clivia nobilis Lindl.[1] | |
| Species | |
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Clivia /ˈklaɪviə/[2] is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[3] Common names are Natal lily or bush lily.
They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with green, strap-like leaves. Individual flowers are more or less bell-shaped, occurring in umbels on a stalk above the foliage; colors typically range from yellow through orange to red. Many cultivars exist, some with variegated leaf patterns.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-b). Clivia Lindl. Tropicos. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40010537
- ^ Western Garden Book. Sunset Books. 1995. pp. 606–607. ISBN 0-376-03851-9.
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
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