Nerine

Genus: Nerine

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae

Bulbs contain poisonous alkaloids, but not usually enough to cause death if eaten.About 23 species, all endemic to southern Africa.

Nerine angustifolia (Ribbon-leaved Nerine) Berglelie [Afrikaans]; lematlana [South Sotho] See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 346.
Nerine appendiculata (Nerine) umlukulu [Zulu] See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 346.
Nerine bowdenii (Large Pink Nerine) Grootpienknerina [Afrikaans] See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 346.
Nerine filamentosa
Nerine filifolia
Nerine frithii
Nerine gaberonensis
Nerine gibsonii
Nerine gracilis
Nerine hesseoides
Nerine humilis Berglelie [Afrikaans] See Southern Overberg wild flowers by Penny Mustart et al. p. 68
Nerine huttoniae
Nerine krigei
Nerine laticoma
Nerine marincowitzii
Nerine masoniorum
Nerine pancratioides (White Nerine) See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 106.
Nerine platypetala
Nerine pudica
Nerine pusilla
Nerine rehmannii
Nerine ridleyi
Nerine sarniensis (Guernsey Lily) Berglelie [Afrikaans] See Hottentots Holland to Hermanus wild flowers by Lee Burman & Anne Bean p. 42; Cederberg wild flowers by Gretel van Rooyen & Hester Steyn p. 56
Nerine undulata

Norris, C.A. 1974. The genus Nerine Part 2. The Nerine Society Bulletin 6: 7-31.
Traub, H.P. 1967. Review of the genus Nerine. American Plant Life Society, La Jolla, California.