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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Species: | Z. insularum
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| Binomial name | |
| Zephyranthes insularum H.H.Hume ex Moldenke[1]
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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
editZephyranthes 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
edit- ^ 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"
- ^ 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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