Zephyranthes rosea Lindl.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Zephyranthes > Z. rosea

Description: A low-growing, stemless, rosette-like herb with tunicated, ovoid bulb. Leaves are grassy, shiny, linear, all basal, thick, flat, and fleshy. Scape is slightly compressed, erect, green, arising from the elongation of the bulb to flowering, slightly longer than the leaves, bearing a single flower. Perianth is pink to purple, tube is funnel-shaped, 4 centimeters long with six oblong lobes, 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide; the inner three are narrower than the somewhat spreading outer ones. Stamens are six, yellow-anthered, with filaments attached to the throat of the perianth tube. Filiform style extends into a 3-lobed stigma, towering above the stamens. Ovary is 3-celled and grows into a 3-valved capsule which is more of less globose.

Flowering and fruiting: Blooming after heavy rain

Uses: ornamental, folk medicine

Cultivation: Cultivated as an ornamental plant.

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org