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O Agapanto ou Agapanthus é uma planta também conhecida como "lírio do Nilo" e pertence à família de plantas Agapanthaceae da ordem Asparagales. Originária da África do Sul, encontra-se disseminda por todo o mundo, resultado das belas flores que florescem entre Maio e Junho.

 

 

Agapanthus is commonly known as "Lily of the Nile", but it is not a lily and all of the species are native to South Africa from the cape to the Limpopo River.

Species boundaries are not clear in the genus, and in spite of having been intensively studied, the number of species recognized by different authorities varies from 6 to 10. The type species for the genus is Agapanthus africanus. A great many hybrids and cultivars have been produced and they are cultivated throughout warm areas of the world.

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