Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.

  • Filed As

    Amaryllidaceae
    Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 135, 08 Mar 2005

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nukuoro (Mun.).

  • Habitat

    Tropical atoll consisting of 46 small islands surrounding a 5 mile wide lagoon. Most islands uninhabited but all planted with coconut. Typical Pacific beach strand/littoral forest vegetation mixed with agroforest trees (coconut, breadfruit).

  • Description

    herb to 20 cm; Purple flowers; no stem; fleshy aromatic leaves; root a bulb; appears to be naturalized in understory of agroforest/home gardens.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202862

    Occurrence ID: 4271cf26-bc6f-48ee-b519-e7571a5cfd84

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Amaryllidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zephyranthes rosea Lindl. det D. H. Lorence, Dec 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nukuoro (Mun.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.84389, 154.971

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