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| October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
| Scientific name | Zephyranthes candida (Lindey) Herbert |
| Synonyms | Amaryllis candida (Stapf) Traub & Uphof; Amaryllis candida Lindley; Argyropsis candida (Lindley) M. Roemer; Atamosco candida (Lindley) Sasaki; Crinum argentinum Pax; Hippeastrum argentinum (Pax) A.T. Hunziker; Hippeastrum candidum Stapf; Amaryllis argentina (Pax) Ravenna; Amaryllis immaculata Traub & Moldenke; Amaryllis tucumana (Holmberg) Traub & Uphof; Plectronema candida (Lindley) Rafinesque |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) tamasudare (タマスダレ, 玉簾 [meaning: pearl like flowers and bamboo blind like lieves]) |
| (English common name) flower of the western-wind, white rain-lily | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu |
| (Other nations) [native] Argentina, Paraguay | |
| Habitat | Roadside |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
| Description | Leaves 3mm wide. Flowers white ca. 2-4cm, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Zephyranthes candida (Lindley) Herbert |
| Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb. | |
| Pancratistatins and processes for their production (US Patent 5777137/1998) | |
| Proteins catalyzing the extension of plant cell walls (US Patent 5959082/1999) | |
| Proteins catalyzing the extension of plant cell walls (US Patent 5990283/1999) | |
| Purified plant expansion proteins and DNA encoding same (US Patent 6255466/2001) | |
| Enhancement of accessibility of cellulose by expansins (US Patent 6326470/2001) | |
| Purified plant expansin proteins and DNA encoding same (US Patent 7226756/2007) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as a garden plant). Occasionally naturalized. |
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| October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
October 2007 at lowland forest edge |
