''Zephyranthes'' subg. ''Zephyranthes'' is a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of the genus ''
Zephyranthes
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in ...
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amaryllis
''Amaryllis'' () is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae (tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, '' Amaryllis belladonna'', is a native of the Western Cape region of ...
family of flowering plants.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Species in the genus are bulbous, 4–50 cm tall plants with or ovoid, globose, or pyriform bulbs. The annual or persistent, linear leaves are 10–30(–60) cm long, and (1–)2–9(–13) mm wide.
[García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019)]
Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae.
Taxon, 68(3), 481-498.
Generative characteristics
The 1–2 flowered inflorescence bears actinomorphic or zygomorphic flowers. The stigma is trifid to trilobed. The capsule fruit bears papery, black, flat, sometimes winged seeds.
Cytology
The basic chromosome number is x = 6.
[Gianini Aquino, A. C., González Flores, M., Honfi, A. I., & Daviña, J. R. (2023)]
Heterochromatin patterns in four diploid ''Zephyranthes'' species with different basic chromosome number (Amaryllidaceae).
Darwiniana, nueva serie, 11(2), 705-718. Various chromosome counts have been observed: 2n = 12, 14, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38, 48, 54, 60, 72, 110.
Taxonomy
The subgenus name is an
autonym
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See also
* Nominotypical subspecies, in zo ...
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[Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-aq). ''Zephyranthes'' subg. ''Zephyranthes''. Tropicos. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100496008]
Species
About 150 species are recognised:
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Zephyranthes amambaica''
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Zephyranthes andalgalensis''
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Zephyranthes araguaiensis''
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Zephyranthes aurata''
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Zephyranthes bahiensis''
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Zephyranthes barrosiana''
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Zephyranthes botumirimensis''
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Zephyranthes caaguazuensis''
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Zephyranthes calderensis''
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Zephyranthes carminea''
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Zephyranthes chacoensis
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes concinna''
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Zephyranthes contermina''
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Zephyranthes correntina''
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Zephyranthes crassibulba
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes datensis
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes duarteana
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes gameleirensis
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes goiana
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes guachipensis
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes immaculata
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes irwiniana
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes ischihualasta
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes itaobina
''Zephyranthes'' is a genus of temperate and tropical bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals. Following the expansion of the genus in 2019, which now ...
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Zephyranthes lehmilleri''
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Zephyranthes leonensis''
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Zephyranthes leptandra''
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Zephyranthes lucida''
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Zephyranthes magnoi''
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Zephyranthes martinezii''
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Zephyranthes mataca''
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Zephyranthes matogrossensis''
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Zephyranthes medinae''
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Zephyranthes mexicana''
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Zephyranthes microcarpa''
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Zephyranthes millarensis''
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Zephyranthes minor''
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Zephyranthes neumannii''
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Zephyranthes nivea''
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Zephyranthes oranensis''
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Zephyranthes pantanalensis''
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Zephyranthes philadelphica''
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Zephyranthes picta''
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Zephyranthes riojana''
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Zephyranthes rubra''
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Zephyranthes ruizlealii''
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Zephyranthes saipinensis''
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Zephyranthes salinarum''
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Zephyranthes saltensis''
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Zephyranthes sanavirone''
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Zephyranthes schulziana''
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Zephyranthes spectabilis''
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Zephyranthes steyermarkii''
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Zephyranthes tepicensis''
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Zephyranthes venturiana''
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Zephyranthes vittata''
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Zephyranthes zapotecana''
Distribution
Mexico is a centre of diversity of ''Zephyranthes'' subg. ''Zephyranthes''.
[Valdes Ibarra, C., Munguía Lino, G., & Rodríguez, A. (2023)]
Riqueza de especies y distribución geográfica de la subtribu Hippeastrinae (Amaryllidaceae) en México.
Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 58(3), 3-3.
References
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