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
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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
editZephyranthes citrina was described by Baker and published in Botanical Magazine 108: pl. 6605, in 1882. (February 1, 1882)
Chemical Constituent
editIt 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
- ^ NRCS. "Zephyranthes citrina". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Katoch D and Singh B, Med Aromat Plants" (PDF).
External links
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- Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 108: t. 6605. 1882
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Z. citrina