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Zephyranthes insularum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Subfamily
  
Amaryllidoideae

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Family
  
Amaryllidaceae

Genus
  
Zephyranthes

Order
  
Asparagales

Similar
  
Zephyranthes, Zephyranthes ciceroana, Zephyranthes cardinalis, Zephyranthes americana, Zephyranthes concolor

Zephyranthes insularum, common name rainlily, is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to Cuba and reportedly naturalized in Florida and in parts of Mexico.

Zephyranthes insularum is a small bulb-forming perennial no more than 30 cm tall. Flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to very pale pink.

Taxonomy

Zephyranthes insularum H.H.Hume ex Moldenke (i.e. the species named by Hume) is accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as a distinct species. Zephyranthes insularum auct. non Hume (i.e. a name applied by some authors other than in the sense intended by Hume) is a synonym of Zephyranthes puertoricensis.

References

Zephyranthes insularum Wikipedia