Zephyranthes minuta is a perennialflowering plant species also referred to as Zephyranthes grandiflora. The latter is, however, an illegitimate name because the original author in coining the name Zephyranthes grandiflora listed the older name Amaryllis minuta as a synonym.[2] This makes "minuta"[3] the acceptable epithet under the ICN. Confusingly, Z. grandiflora is also used as a synonym for Zephyranthes carinata,[4][5][6] and this usage is very common in horticultural contexts.[7]
Zephyranthes minuta is a bulb-forming perennial with shiny green leaves up to 7mm wide. Flowers in wild specimens are usually pink, funnel-shaped, up to 9cm long. Cultivated specimens are frequently larger, often with extra tepals.[10]
↑ Ji Zhanhe & Alan W. Meerow (2000). "Amaryllidaceae"(PDF). Flora of China (中国植物志). 24. Science Press & the Missouri Botanical Garden: 264–273. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 September 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2011. When the name Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindley was published for this species [i.e. Zephyranthes carinata] earlier in 1825 than Z. carinata, the still earlier name Amaryllis minuta Kunth (not now considered to be the same species) was cited in synonymy. Therefore, Zephyranthes grandiflora is nomenclaturally superfluous and an illegitimate name.
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