Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes is a subgenus of the genus Zephyranthes in the amaryllis family of flowering plants.[1][2]
| Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes | |
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| Flowering Zephyranthes atamasco | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Subgenus: | Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes (autonym) |
| Type species | |
| Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herb. | |
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Description
editVegetative characteristics
editSpecies 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.[1]
Generative characteristics
editThe 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.[1]
Cytology
editThe basic chromosome number is x = 6.[3] Various chromosome counts have been observed: 2n = 12, 14, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38, 48, 54, 60, 72, 110.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe subgenus name is an autonym.[2]
Species
editAbout 150 species are recognised:[1]
- Zephyranthes amambaica (Ravenna) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes andalgalensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes araguaiensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes aurata (Ravenna) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes bahiensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes barrosiana (Hunz. & DiFulvio) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes botumirimensis (R.S.Oliveira) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes caaguazuensis (Ravenna) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes calderensis (Ravenna) Nic.García & S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes carminea (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes chacoensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes concinna (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes contermina (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes correntina (Roitman, J.A.Castillo & M.R.Barrios) Nic.García & S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes crassibulba (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes datensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes duarteana (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes gameleirensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes goiana (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes guachipensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes immaculata (Traub & Clint) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes irwiniana (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes ischihualasta (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes itaobina (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes lehmilleri Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes leonensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes leptandra (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes lucida (R.S.Oliveira) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes magnoi (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes martinezii (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes mataca (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes matogrossensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes medinae (L.O.Alvarado & García-Mendoza) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes mexicana (T.M.Howard) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes microcarpa (Rusby) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes millarensis (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes minor (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes neumannii (Roitman, J.A.Castillo & Maza) Nic.García & S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes nivea (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes oranensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes pantanalensis (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes philadelphica (Ravenna) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes picta (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes riojana (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes rubra (Ravenna) R.S.Oliveira & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes ruizlealii (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes saipinensis (Ravenna) Nic.García
- Zephyranthes salinarum (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes saltensis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes sanavirone (Roitman, J.A.Castillo, G.M.Tourn & Uria) Nic.García & S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes schulziana (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes spectabilis (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes steyermarkii (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes tepicensis (Greenm. ex Flagg & G.Lom.Sm.) Flagg & G.Lom.Sm.
- Zephyranthes venturiana (Ravenna) S.C.Arroyo
- Zephyranthes vittata (T.M.Howard) Nic.García & Meerow
- Zephyranthes zapotecana Nic.García & Meerow
Distribution
editMexico is a centre of diversity of Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-aq). Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes. Tropicos. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100496008
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.