WorldFloraDB - Zephyranthes citrina

Characteristics

Leaf blade dull green, to 4 mm wide. Spathe 1.6–2.6 cm. Flowers erect; perianth lemon yellow, funnelform, 3.1–5 cm; perianth tube green, 0.7–1 cm, increasing in diam., less than 1/3 perianth length, ca. 1/2 (1/3–3/4) filament length, less than 1/2 spathe length; tepals rarely reflexed; stamens diverging, in 2 distinctly subequal sets; filaments filiform, subequal, 1.2–2 cm; anthers 5–7 mm; style longer than perianth tube; stigma capitate, usually among or below anthers, not exserted more than 1 mm beyond anthers; pedicel 2.3–4.4 cm, usually longer than spathe. 2n = 48.

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Leaves linear, up to 35 cm. long and about 2 mm. wide; peduncle thicker than in the other two species, about 16 cm. long; spathe about 2 cm. long, its tube about 8 mm. long, attenuate on one side into an uncleft tip; pedicel 2-3 cm. long; perianth yellow, the tube manifest, almost 1 cm. long, the lobes elliptic-obovate, about 2.5 cm. long and 8 mm. wide, obtuse apically; filaments inserted at the top of the perianth tube, about 12 mm. long; style about 16 mm. long, bearing a stout 3-lobed, subcapitate stigma.

Widely cultivated in our area as an ornamental garden plant

Perigone 2-2.5 cm long, bright yellow.

Yellow

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.06 - 0.09

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

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use material medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	1
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67211-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000752509
COL ID	7GDQ5
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	630920
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Zephyranthes eggersiana Zephyranthes citrina Atamosco eggersiana Zephyranthes sulphurea

WorldFloraDB 2024

Zephyranthes citrina Baker

Citron zephyrlily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Zephyranthes