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Zephyranthes candida (white rain lily)
Place : Science Cantre, Marchak, Ranipool, East SikkimDate: May 25, 2014 Pic: Shital Pradhan |
Scientific
classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class:
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Zephyranthes
Species: Z. candida
Binomial
name: Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb.
Other
Names: August rain lily, white zephyr lily, Peruvian swamp-lily,
white fairy lily, and autumn zephyr lily.
Special feature: It
is a species of rain lily native to South America including Argentina, Uruguay,
Paraguay, and Brazil.
Zephyranthes candida was first
described by John Lindley in 1823 as Amaryllis candida. It was transferred to
its current genus in 1826 by William Herbert. (Source: Wikipedia)