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Zephyranthes candida (Lindl) Herb

Synonym	:	Amaryllis candida Lindl.
Family	:	Amaryllidaceae
Local name	:	English         - White rain lily
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout the year
Distribution	:	Native of South America
Distribution in kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden plant
Endemic / Exotic		Exotic
Uses	:	The whole plants of Z. candida are used to treat infantile convulsions, epilepsy, and tetanus.
Key Botanical Characters  : Bulbous herbs, bulb ovoid, ca. 2.5 cm in diam., neck 2.5--5 cm. Leaves bright green, terete-linear, 20--30 cm × 2--4 mm, fleshy. Involucres red-brown. Flowers solitary, terminal; pedicel ca. 1 cm. Perianth white, often tinged with rose abaxially; lobes ca. free, 3--5 × ca. 1 cm, usually with tiny scales near throat, apex obtuse to shortly acute. Stamens ca. 1/2 as long as perianth. Style slender; stigma 3-notched. Capsule subglobose, ca. 1.2 cm in diam.