Zephyranthes insularum
Zephyranthes insularum, common name rainlily, is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae,[2] native to Cuba and reportedly naturalized in Florida and in parts of Mexico.[1][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Genus: | Zephyranthes |
Species: | Z. insularum |
Binomial name | |
Zephyranthes insularum H.H.Hume ex Moldenke[1] | |
Zephyranthes insularum is a small bulb-forming perennial no more than 30 cm tall. Flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to very pale pink.[4]
Taxonomy
Zephyranthes insularum H.H.Hume ex Moldenke (i.e. the species named by Hume) is accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as a distinct species.[1] Zephyranthes insularum auct. non Hume (i.e. a name applied by some authors other than in the sense intended by Hume) is a synonym of Zephyranthes puertoricensis.[5]
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References
- WCSP (2011), World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-09-23, search for "Zephyranthes insularum"
- Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
- Flora of North America
- Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1952. Plant Life 8(2): 152.
- "USDA PLANTS Profile for Zephyranthes puertoricensis". Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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