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Cuban zephyr lily or the pink rain lily

Zephyranthes rosea

Description:

i guess it's a kind of lily but cant find it anywhere on the internet i bought it from a plant fair its seeds are like those of onions

Habitat:

Tropical areas with periodical rainfall

Notes:

Z. rosea is native to the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. It has been introduced and naturalized to tropical North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Australia, and some Pacific Islands The bulbs of Z. rosea, like other members of Zephyranthes and Habranthus, contain various toxic alkaloids including lycorine and haemanthamine. They can cause vomiting, convulsions, and death to humans, livestock, and poultry

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Arun
Arun 10 years ago
pink rain lily
Zephyranthes rosea Zephyranthes rosea


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Chittagong (চট্টগ্রাম), Chittagong District, Bangladesh

Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 14, 2013

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