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]

Rainlily
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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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"
  2. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
  3. ^ Flora of North America
  4. ^ Moldenke, Harold Norman. 1952. Plant Life 8(2): 152.
  5. ^ "USDA PLANTS Profile for Zephyranthes puertoricensis". Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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