Zephyranthes subg. Eithea
| Zephyranthes subg. Eithea | |
|---|---|
_Nic.Garc%C3%ADa_%26_Dutilh,_Taxon_68-_492_(2019).jpg)
| |
| Zephyranthes blumenavia | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Zephyranthes |
| Subgenus: | Zephyranthes subg. Eithea (Ravenna) Nic.García[1] |
| Species | |
|
See here | |
.svg)
| |
| It is endemic to Brazil[2] | |
Zephyranthes subg. Eithea is a subgenus of the genus Zephyranthes[2][1] endemic to Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]_Nic.Garc%C3%ADa_%26_Dutilh-_Taxon_68-_492_(2019)._20220803_082559.jpg)
Vegetative characteristics
[edit]Zephyranthes subg. Eithea are 12–50 cm tall, bulbous plants with ovoid bulbs and 1–8 pseudopetiolate leaves.[2]
Generative characteristics
[edit]The 1–6 pedicellate, zygomorphic, campanulate to infundibuliform flowers are produced on pseudo-umbellate inflorescences with 8–30 cm long, and 2–6 mm wide scapes.[2]
Cytology
[edit]The chromosome count is 2n = 18.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first published as Eithea Ravenna by Pedro Felix Ravenna in 2002[3] with Eithea blumenavia (Carrière) Ravenna as the type species.[4] It was included into the genus Zephyranthes Herb. as Zephyranthes subg. Eithea (Ravenna) Nic.García published by Nicolás García Berguecio in 2019.[5][2]
Species
[edit]It has two species:[2]
- Zephyranthes blumenavia (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché ex Carrière) Nic.García & Dutilh
- Zephyranthes lagopaivae (Campos-Rocha & Dutilh) Nic.García & Dutilh
Conservation
[edit]Zephyranthes blumenavia is Endangered (EN), and Zephyranthes lagopaivae is Critically Endangered (CR).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-v). Zephyranthes subg. Eithea (Ravenna) Nic. García. Tropicos. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100496093
- ^ a b c d e f g h García, N., Meerow, A. W., Arroyo‐Leuenberger, S., Oliveira, R. S., Dutilh, J. H., Soltis, P. S., & Judd, W. S. (2019). Generic classification of Amaryllidaceae tribe Hippeastreae. Taxon, 68(3), 481-498.
- ^ Eithea Ravenna. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/20007210-1
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-l). Eithea Ravenna. Tropicos. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100184394
- ^ Zephyranthes subgen. Eithea (Ravenna) Nic.García. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 28, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77203263-1
- ^ Campos-Rocha, A., Meerow, A. W., Lopes, E. F. M., Semir, J., Mayer, J. L. S., & Dutilh, J. H. A. (2017). Eithea lagopaivae, a new critically endangered species in the previously monotypic genus Eithea Ravenna (Amaryllidaceae). PhytoKeys, (85), 45.