Zephyranthes puertoricensis explained

Zephyranthes puertoricensis, known commonly as the Puerto Rico zephyr lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It is native to the West Indies, Panama, Colombia, Suriname and Venezuela.^[1] It is a member of low elevation grasslands communities^[2] and moist forest habitat.^[3]

The plant grows from a bulb about 1.5 centimeters wide, producing shiny, dark green, linear leaves up to about 35 centimeters long and a scape about 9 to 11 centimeters tall. The greenish white tepals are about 4 centimeters long.^{[3] [4] [5]}

External links

• photograph of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, holotype of Zephyranthes puertoricensis

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=291923 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Liogier, A. H. and L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. La Editorial, UPR. 2000. pg. 258.
3. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/learning/nature-science/?cid=fsbdev3_043050 Puerto Rico Zephyr Lily.
4. Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1951. Plant Life 7: 37, f. 4a. Zephyranthes puertoricensis
5. Fernández-Alonso, J. L. and J. P. Groenendijk. (2004). A new species of Zephyranthes Herb. s.l. (Amaryllidaceae, Hippeastreae), with notes on the genus in Colombia. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Exact. Fis. Nat 28(107), 177-86.