Zephyranthes subg. Myostemma

Zephyranthes subg. Myostemma is a subgenus of the genus Zephyranthes.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Zephyranthes subg. Myostemma are bulbous, 5–50 cm tall plants with ovoid to globose bulbs.

Generative characteristics

The pseudo-umbellate inflorescence bears 1–8 pedicellate, zygomorphic flowers.

Cytology

Various chromosome counts have been observed: 2n = 18, 36, 54, 72.

Taxonomy

It was first published as Myostemma by Richard Anthony Salisbury in 1866 with Myostemma advena as the type species. It was merged into the genus Zephyranthes as Zephyranthes subg. Myostemma by Nicolás García Berguecio in 2019.

Species

It has about 17 species:

• Zephyranthes advena
• Zephyranthes ananuca
• Zephyranthes araucana
• Zephyranthes bagnoldii
• Zephyranthes berteroana
• Zephyranthes capitata
• Zephyranthes cisandina
• Zephyranthes cuyana
• Zephyranthes elwesii
• Zephyranthes laeta
• Zephyranthes maculata
• Zephyranthes moelleri
• Zephyranthes monantha
• Zephyranthes montana
• Zephyranthes philippiana
• Zephyranthes phycelloides
• Zephyranthes splendens

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