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Cyrtanthus (Greek, curved flowers; from their pendulous habit). Amaryllidaceae. Tender bulbs from South Africa, known only in a few American greenhouses.
Flowers umbellate, pendulous or erect, usually red or white with green stripes; stamens inserted in the tube of the corolla; ovary 3-celled, crowded with numerous ovules, the seeds flat.—Species 20. Their cult. is like that of hemanthus and many other bulbs from the same region. They are suitable for pot culture, or for planting put in summer. The following analytical key gives an idea of the group, and its 3 subgenera.
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