Zephyranthes puertoricensis, known commonly as the Puerto Rico zephyr lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It is native to the West Indies, Panama, Colombia, Suriname and Venezuela.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is a member of low elevation grasslands communitiesLiogier, A. H. and L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. La Editorial, UPR. 2000. pg. 258. and moist forest habitat.Puerto Rico Zephyr Lily. El Yunque National Forest. USDA Forest Service.
The plant grows from a bulb about 1.5 centimeters wide, producing shiny, dark green, linear leaves up to about 35 centimeters long and a scape about 9 to 11 centimeters tall. The greenish white tepals are about 4 centimeters long.Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1951. Plant Life 7: 37, f. 4a. Zephyranthes puertoricensisFernández-Alonso, J. L. and J. P. Groenendijk. (2004). A new species of Zephyranthes Herb. s.l. (Amaryllidaceae, Hippeastreae), with notes on the genus in Colombia. Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Exact. Fis. Nat 28(107), 177-86.
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External links photograph of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, holotype of Zephyranthes puertoricensis