Zephyranthes citrina, is a species of bulbous plant belong to the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Species: | Z. citrina
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| Zephyranthes citrina Baker (1882)
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Description edit
It is a bulbous plant with green leaves dull 4 mm wide. The upright flowers with lemon yellow color, funnel-shaped from 3.1 to 5 cm, green tube. The number chromosome is 2n = 48. It grows luxuriantly in natural grasslands and gardens in the month of July after rain. On blooming, it makes the gardens yellowish in waterlogged plains of Punjab. Commonly, it is known as the citron zephyrlily[2] or yellow rain lily.
Taxonomy edit
Zephyranthes citrina was described by Baker and published in Botanical Magazine 108: pl. 6605, in 1882. (February 1, 1882)
Chemical Constituent edit
It contains Lycorine, Lycorenine, Galanthine, Haemanthamine, Oxomaritidine, Maritidine, Hemanthamine, Haemanthidine, Vittatine, Galanthine, Narcissidine.[3]
References edit
- ^ Zephyranthes citrina Heterotypic Synonyms, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Zephyranthes citrina". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Katoch D and Singh B, Med Aromat Plants" (PDF).
External links edit
- Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 108: t. 6605. 1882
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Z. citrina