Zephyranthes citrina

Yellow rain lily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species:
Z. citrina
Binomial name
Zephyranthes citrina
Baker (1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Atamosco eggersiana(Urb.) Britton (1918)
  • Zephyranthes eggersiana Urb. (1907)
  • Zephyranthes sulphurea Noter (1905)

Zephyranthes citrina, is a species of bulbous plant belong to the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico.

Description

Seeds of Zephyranthes citrina.

It is a bulbous plant with green leaves dull 4 mm wide. The upright flowers with lemon yellow color, funnel-shaped from 3.1 to 5 cm, green tube. The number chromosome is 2n = 48. It grows luxuriantly in natural grasslands and gardens in the month of July after rain. On blooming, it makes the gardens yellowish in waterlogged plains of Punjab. Commonly, it is known as the citron zephyrlily[2] or yellow rain lily.

Taxonomy

Zephyranthes citrina was described by Baker and published in Botanical Magazine 108: pl. 6605, in 1882. (February 1, 1882)

Chemical Constituent

It contains Lycorine, Lycorenine, Galanthine, Haemanthamine, Oxomaritidine, Maritidine, Hemanthamine, Haemanthidine, Vittatine, Galanthine, Narcissidine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zephyranthes citrina Heterotypic Synonyms, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  2. ^ NRCS. "Zephyranthes citrina". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Katoch D and Singh B, Med Aromat Plants" (PDF).
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  • Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 108: t. 6605. 1882
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Z. citrina