Taxon:  Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. orientalis (F. M. Leight.) F. M. Leight.



Summary
Genus:
Agapanthus
Family:
Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:
Agapanthoideae
Nomen number:
101562
Place of publication:
J. S. African Bot., suppl. 4:21.  1965
Verified:
07/03/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Agapanthus praecox Willd. (0 active accession[s])
Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. minimus (Ker Gawl.) F. M. Leight. (0 active accession[s])
Agapanthus praecox Willd. subsp. praecox (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Agapanthus orientalis F. M. Leight.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  4. Snoeijer, W. 2004. Agapanthus: a revision of the genus 213.
  5. Stearn, W. T. 1978. European species of Allium and related genera of Alliaceae: a synonymic enumeration. Ann. Mus. Goulandris 4:103.
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  7. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaEastern Cape Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    natzd. in British Isles, Canary Islands 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand   
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

  • REGION:
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101562. Accessed 17 April 2026.