Biology:Zephyranthes candida

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Short description: Species of plant

Zephyranthes candida
Zephyranthes candida-fully bloomed flower.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species:
Z. candida
Binomial name
Zephyranthes candida
(Lindl.) Herb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Amaryllis candida Lindl.
  • Amaryllis nivea Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Argyropsis candida (Lindl.) M.Roem.
  • Atamosco candida (Lindl.) Sasaki
  • Plectronema candida (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Zephyranthes nivea (Schult. & Schult.f.) D.Dietr.

Zephyranthes candida, with common names that include autumn zephyrlily,[2] white windflower,[3] white rain lily,[4] and Peruvian swamp lily,[5] is a species of rain lily native to South America including Argentina , Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil . The species is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in many places (South Africa , the Indian subcontinent, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, central and southern China , Korea, Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands), Bhutan, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Nauru, Tonga, Society Islands, Mariana Islands, southeastern United States (from Texas to North Carolina), the Lesser Antilles, and Peru).[6][7]

Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers, which bud late in August (when propagated in the Northern Hemisphere) at first resemble a new leaf, but emerge from their papery sheaves to a stunning whiteness; they are erect in perianth white and sometimes pinkish abaxially. The leaf-like bract is 1.8 to 4 cm. They grow best in full sun to part shade and require a medium wet soil. Propagation is done by dividing bulbs or offsets and from seed.[8][9][10][11]

Zephyranthes candida was first described by John Lindley in 1823 as Amaryllis candida.[9] It was transferred to its current genus in 1826 by William Herbert.[8][3] Other common names of Zephyranthes candida include August rain lily, white zephyr lily, white fairy lily, white rain lily, and autumn zephyr lily.[citation needed]

Cultivation

Hardiness: USDA zones 7-10.[citation needed]

Chemical constituents

It contains lycorine, nerinine, haemanthamine, tazettine, haemanthidine, zephyranthine.[12]

See also

  • List of plants known as lily

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3240203 entry