Zephyranthes

Large-flowered Zephirblume ( Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindl. )

Called The Zephirblumen ( Zephyranthes ), also Zephyr lilies or Zephirlilien, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae family ( Amaryllidaceae ). The genus name Zephyranthes is composed of the name of the Greek god of the west wind Zephyr and the Greek word ἄνθος anthos for " flower " or "flower".

Description

Zephyranthes species are perennial herbaceous plants. These geophytes form oval to spherical onions from black to brown wrapper ( " Tunic " ) as outlasting. The basal, erect or bent- deciduous leaves are simple, flat, linear, sessile, smooth and about 1 cm wide. The leaf bases overlap.

Usually only one flower is in an inflorescence with a single, röhrigem at its base husk together on a long, hollow inflorescence stem. The more or less upright, androgynous, almost radial symmetry, the threefold flowers are trumpet - shaped urn up and have a diameter of 2-16 cm. The six almost identical design, fused only at their base bloom ( tepals ) are mostly white. It is a circle with three short and a present with three long stamens; they are short intertwine with the bloom cladding. Three carpels are fused into one inferior ovary, which contains many ovules. The thin style ends in a three-lobed or capitate to - ästigen scar.

There are usually nearly spherical, insulated draft tube, thin-walled capsule fruits formed, containing many black seeds.

Dissemination

Zephyranthes species are native to the New World. Your area extends from the southeastern and south central United States ( about 16 species), Mexico, West Indies, Central and South America. Some species are invasive plants in subtropical and tropical countries outside of the New World.

There are a greater number of varieties, which are used as ornamental plants in parks and gardens.

System

Sometimes the trivial name rain lily is used for this genus. But this is also the common name of the closely related genera Habranthus Herb. and Cooperia Herb.; we will use this name so for all genera of the subtribe Zephyranthinea. A synonym for Zephyranthes Herb. is Haylockia Herb ..

The genus Zephyranthes belongs to the subtribe Zephyranthinea in the tribe Hippeastreae within the family of Amaryllis ( Amaryllidaceae ).

Types (selection)

There are about 40 to 70 ( depending on whether the Cooperia species are counted to or not) Zephyranthes species:

  • Zephyranthes ajax Sprenger
  • Zephyranthes Atamasco (L. ) Herb, home. Eastern United States with Florida
  • Zephyranthes bifolia ( Aubl. ) M.Roem.
  • Pure white Zephirblume ( Zephyranthes candida ( Lindl. ) Herb. ), Origin: Uruguay, Argentina
  • Zephyranthes carinata Herb. ( Syn: Zephyranthes grandiflora auct. )
  • Zephyranthes citrina Baker, Origin: Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Haiti
  • Zephyranthes chlorosolen ( Herb. ) D.Dietrich
  • Zephyranthes commersoniana Herb.
  • Zephyranthes conzattii Greenm.
  • Zephyranthes eggersiana Urb.
  • Zephyranthes flammea ( Ruiz & Pav ) Baker
  • Zephyranthes flavissima Ravenna
  • Large-flowered Zephirblume ( Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindl. )
  • Zephyranthes insularum H.H.Hume ex Moldenke
  • Zephyranthes jonesii ( Cory ) Traub
  • Zephyranthes longifolia Hemsley
  • Zephyranthes mesochloa Herb. ex Lindl.
  • Zephyranthes minima Herb.
  • Zephyranthes minuta ( Kunth ) D. Dietr. ( Syn: Z. verecunda Herb. ), Origin: Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica
  • Zephyranthes pallida M.Roem.
  • Zephyranthes pulchella J.G.Sm.
  • Zephyranthes refugiensis F.B.Jones
  • Pink Zephirblume ( Zephyranthes rosea ( Spreng. ) Lindl. ), Origin: Guatemala, Western India
  • Zephyranthes Herb sessilis.
  • Zephyranthes simpsonii Chapman
  • Zephyranthes smallii (Alexander) Traub
  • Zephyranthes taubertiana Harms
  • Zephyranthes texana Hook.
  • Zephyranthes traubii ( W.Hayward ) Moldenke
  • Zephyranthes treatiae S.Watson
  • Zephyranthes tubiflora (L' Hér. ) Schinz
  • Zephyranthes tubispatha (L' Hér. ) Herb.

Earlier in this genus belongs ways:

  • Zephyranthes drummondii D.Don Cooperia pedunculata → Herb.
  • Zephyranthes cardinalis cardinalis CHWright → Habranthus ( CHWright ) Sealy
  • Zephyranthes longipes Baker → Habranthus longipes ( Baker) Sealy
  • Zephyranthes robusta ( Herb. ) Baker → Habranthus robustus Herb.

Pictures

Some Zephyranthes species:

Zephyranthes carinata

Zephyranthes citrina

Zephyranthes rosea

Swell

  • Raymond O. Flagg, Gerald L. Smith & Walter S. Flory: Zephyranthes in the Flora of North America, Volume 26, p 296: Online.
  • Zhanhe Ji & Alan W. Meerow: Amaryllidaceae in the Flora of China, Volume 24, p 266: Zephyranthes - Online.
  • A.W. Meerow, M. F. Fay, C. L. Guy, Q.B. Li, F.Q. Zaman & M. W. Chase: Systematic of Amaryllidaceae based on cladistic analysis of plastid rbcL and TML -F sequences of data. in American Journal of Botany, 86, 1999, pp. 1325-1345.
  • Walter Erhardt et al: The big walleye. Encyclopedia of plant names. Volume 2 Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
Francisco Manuel Blanco Ovary (botany) Central America Agricultural Research Service
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