Narcisseae

Narcisseae is a small tribe of plants belonging to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), where it forms part of the Eurasian clade, and is one of three tribes in the European (Mediterranean) clade. It contains two genera (Narcissus and Sternbergia) and approximately 58 species, but probably also Lapiedra. The two genera are distinguished from each other by the presence of a paraperigonium in the former. Characterised by a solid scape and spathaceous bracts fused into a floral tube (basally connate). The placement of Narcisseae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram, which demonstrates a sister group relationship with Pancratieae: Genera: Narcissus L. Sternbergia Waldst. & Kitaibel (Lapiedra Lag.) Western Mediterranean, extending east along the Silk Road to Asia Minor, Kashmir, China and Japan. in .