Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes
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| Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes | |
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| Flowering Zephyranthes atamasco | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Zephyranthes subg. Zephyranthes is a subgenus of the genus Zephyranthes in the amaryllis family of flowering plants.[1][2]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Cytology
The 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]
