Zephyranthes subg. Eithea
Zephyranthes subg. Eithea is a subgenus of the genus Zephyranthes endemic to Brazil.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Zephyranthes subg. Eithea are 12–50 cm tall, bulbous plants with ovoid bulbs and 1–8 pseudopetiolate leaves.Generative characteristics
The 1–6 pedicellate, zygomorphic, campanulate to infundibuliform flowers are produced on pseudo-umbellate inflorescences with 8–30 cm long, and 2–6 mm wide scapes.Cytology
The chromosome count is 2n = 18.Taxonomy
It was first published as Eithea by Pedro Felix Ravenna in 2002 with Eithea blumenavia as the type species. It was included into the genus Zephyranthes as Zephyranthes subg. Eithea published by Nicolás García Berguecio in 2019.Species
It has two species:- Zephyranthes blumenavia
- ''Zephyranthes lagopaivae''