Zephyranthes americana

Zephyranthes americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Hippeastreae
Subtribus: Hippeastrinae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: Zephyranthes americana

Name

Zephyranthes americana (Hoffmanns.) Ravenna, Not. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 16: 8 (1972).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sternbergia americana Hoffmanns., Verz. Pfl.-Kult.: 179 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Haylockia americana (Hoffmanns.) Herter, Estud. Bot. Reg. Uruguay 24: 224 (1956).
  • Hippeastrum americanum (Hoffmanns.) Christenh. & Byng, Global Fl. 4: 58 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Haylockia pusilla Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1371 (1830).
  • Zephyranthes pusilla (Herb.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 2: 1176 (1840).
  • Haylockia pusilla var. cremea Herter, Estud. Bot. Reg. Uruguay 4: 48 (1930).
  • Haylockia pusilla var. aurea Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 5: 27 (1937).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Ravenna, P. 1972. Not. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 16: 8.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Zephyranthes americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Zephyranthes americana. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 01 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Zephyranthes americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Aug. 2018.

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