Zephyranthes atamasco

Zephyranthes atamasco

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 atamasco

Name

Zephyranthes atamasco (L.) Herb. (1821)

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Amaryllis atamasco L., Sp. Pl.: 292. 1753.

Note: Amaryllis atamasco Blanco = Hippeastrum miniatum

• Atamasco atamasco (L.) Greene, Pittonia 3: 187. 1897, nom. inval.

Heterotypic

• Amaryllis aramasco L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 420. 1762, orth. var.
• Amaryllis atanasia Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 486. 1766.
• Amaryllis pulchella Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 229. 1796.
• Amaryllis verecunda Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 229. 1796.
• Zephyranthes atamasco var. minor Herb., Amaryllidaceae: 171. 1837.
• Amaryllis virginiensis Oken, Allg. Naturgesch. 3(1): 544. 1841.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Herbert, W. 1821. Appendix 36. "atamasco"

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Zephyranthes atamasco 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 atamasco. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 01 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Zephyranthes atamasco. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Aug. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zephyranthes atamasco in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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