Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Asparagales Link
Family
Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil.
Genus
Zephyranthes Herb.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 53: Pl. 2607 (1826)
Synonymy:
  • = Amaryllis candida Lindl. in Ker Gawler, Bot. Reg. 9, Pl. 724 (1823)
Vernacular Name(s):
Flower of the west wind
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Herbert, W. 1826: Zephyranthes candida. Peruvian Zephyranthes. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 53: Pl. 2607–next 2 pp.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Ker Gawler, J.B. 1823–1824: Botanical Register; consisting of coloured figures of exotic plants cultivated in British gardens; with their history and mode of treatment. Vol. 9. Ridgway, London.
Parsons, M.J.; Douglass, P.; Macmillan, B.H. 1998: Current Names List for wild Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons (except Grasses) of New Zealand as used in Herbarium CHR. Version 1, to 31 Dec 1995. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.