Zephyranthes

Zephyranthes carinata Herb. (Images by Anurag N Sharma (Inserted by J.M.Garg))

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Zephyranthes citrina Baker (Images by J.M.Garg (Identified by Debasish Joardar) & Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg))

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Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. (Images by Surajit Koley (Validated by Nidhan Singh) & B. Rathinasabapathy (Identified by Bala Subramaniam & Gurcharan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg))

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Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution


















Zephyranthes
carinata Herbert		 Herb Plains,
Cultivated/ Naturalized, Native of Tropical America		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. III, 1989		 All districts
Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindl. is a synonym of Zephyranthes minuta (Kunth) D.Dietr. Herb Western
Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America		 Matthew,
1999		 Dindigul
Zephyranthes tubispatha Herbert is a synonym of Habranthus tubispathus (L’Hér.) Traub Herb Western
Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. III, 1989		 All
districts

  

 
 

Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Zephyranthes candida Amaryllidaceae White Rain Lily
Zephyranthes carinata   Amaryllidaceae Pink Rain Lily
Zephyranthes citrina Zephyranthes sulphurea Amaryllidaceae Yellow Rain Lily
Zephyranthes drummondii Cooperia pedunculata, Sceptranthes drummondii Amaryllidaceae Evening Rain Lily
Zephyranthes primulina Amaryllidaceae Primrose Rain Lily
Zephyranthes rosea Amaryllidaceae Rosy Rain Lily
 
 
Zephyranthes carinata Herbert (When the name Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindley was published for this species earlier in 1825 than Z. carinata the still earlier name Amaryllis minuta Kunth (not now considered to be the same species) was cited in synonymy. Therefore, Zephyranthes grandiflora is nomenclaturally superfluous and an illegitimate name.)

 
Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Brief Details- p. 248/ 249-
 
Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Details-
Zephyranthes tubispatha (L’Hér.) Herb. is a synonym of Habranthus tubispathus (L’Hér.) Traub

 

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