Zephyranthinae


Zephyranthinae was a subtribe of plants classified under the tribe Hippeastreae. It belonged to the subfamily Amaryllidoideae of the Amaryllis family. They are generally small plants with solitary flowers. Spathes are fused forming a tube surrounding the pedicel of the flower. Most of its members were commonly known as rain lilies. It included four genera:
Members of the former genus Haylockia are also now classified under Zephyranthes. Pyrolirion, once often included under Zephyranthes, is now considered to be a distinct genus and placed in the tribe Eustephieae.
Following the application of molecular phylogenetics the subtribe was found to be polyphyletic and subsequently dispersed amongst two other Hippeastreae subtribes.