ZEPHYRANTHES CUYANA
Author:
Nicolás García Berguecio, 2019
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Taxon 69: 208 (2020)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Habranthus mendocinus, Rudolf Amandus Philippi, 1862.
Rhodophiala mendocina, Ravenna, 1970.
Myostemma mendocinensis, J.M.Watson 2019.
Zephyranthes gilliesiana, Nic. García, 2020.
Habranthus bagnoldii var. gilliesianus, Herb.
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Habranthus gilliesianus, (Herb.) M.Roem.
Hippeastrum gilliesianum, Christenh. & Byng.
Myostemma gilliesiana, Ravenna.
Zephyranthes cuyana, Nic.García.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Nicolás García Berguecio in 2019. It is found in the heights of a large part of central Argentina and Chile, growing in a sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The bulb can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow. It have changed species name from mendocinus to cuyana, because of Zephyranthes mendocensis, Baker 1888.
The genera name is derived from the Green Ζέφυρος Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind, and ἄνθος anthos, meaning 'flower', referring to the slender stalks. The species is named for its distribution within the geographic and historic region of Cuyo in western Argentina - like mendocinus was for Mendoza. A paler flower by Germán Roitman, Pacificbulbsociety.org.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Sandy Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
