WorldFloraDB - Zephyranthes candida

Characteristics

Leaf blade glossy deep green, to 3 mm wide. Spathe (1.8–)2–4 cm. Flowers erect; perianth white, sometimes pinkish abaxially, subrotate, 3–4.5 cm; perianth tube green, 0.1–0.4 cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/4 times perianth length, 1/5–1/3 times filament length, ca. 1/10 times spathe length; tepals not reflexed; stamens diverging, subequal; filaments filiform, 1–1.4 cm; anthers 5–8 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among or exserted less than 2 mm beyond anthers; pedicel (0.4–)1–2.5 cm, usually shorter than spathe. 2n = 38.

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Leaves almost terete at base to somewhat flattened towards obtuse tip, twisted, to 35 cm long, 2-4 mm wide. Scape c. 25 cm long and 1.5-4 mm wide; spathe scarious, c. 2.5 cm long, sheathing at base for c. 1 cm. Flower erect; pedicel c. 1.5 cm long. Perianth segments free, slightly spreading, ovate, 3-5 cm long, white; sepals slightly tinged with pink along abaxial median strip. Stamens equal; filaments inserted at base of perianth, 1-1.5 cm long; anthers 5-10 mm long. Style slightly declinate, slightly longer than stamens; stigma trilobed.

Bulbs ovoid, ca. 2.5 cm in diam., neck 2.5--5 cm. Leaves bright green, terete-linear, 20--30 cm × 2--4 mm, fleshy. Involucres red-brown. Flowers solitary, terminal; pedicel ca. 1 cm. Perianth white, often tinged with rose abaxially; lobes ± free, 3--5 × ca. 1 cm, usually with tiny scales near throat, apex obtuse to shortly acute. Stamens ca. 1/2 as long as perianth. Style slender; stigma 3-notched. Capsule subglobose, ca. 1.2 cm in diam. Fl. autumn.

Perigone about 1.5 cm long, white slightiy tinged with red.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.0 - 0.1

Mature height (meter)

0.1 - 0.5

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use material medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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