at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
► Subclass Liliidae
► Order Asparagales
► Family Amaryllidaceae
► Family (Alt) Liliaceae - Lily family
Synonyms
Common names
Fairy lily (English)
Rain flower (English)
Rain lily (English)
Windflower (English)
Zephyr flower (English)
Zéphyranthe (French)
Зефирантес (Russian)
Зефирный цветок (Russian)
Description
Small to medium-sized funnel-shaped flowers with six pointed petals, in several colours; borne singly on scapes. A small bulbous herb with grasslike leaves.
at the book: Flowers, their spiritual significance / Edited by Vijay. Published by Sri Aurobindo Society.- Pondicherry: Aurobindo Ashram Press, 1988.- ISBN 81-7060-028-6
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons
► Subclass Liliidae
► Order Asparagales
► Family Amaryllidaceae
► Family (Alt) Liliaceae - Lily family
► Genus Zephyranthes Herbert - Zephyrlily
Synonyms
≡ Amaryllis candida (basinom) Lindl.
Common names
Fairy lily (English)
Flower-of-the-western-wind (English)
Rain lily (English)
White rain-lily (English)
Zephyr lily (English)
Weiße Windblume (German)
Azucenita (Spanish)
Description
Small to medium-sized funnel-shaped flowers with six pointed petals; borne singly on scapes. A small bulbous herb with grasslike leaves.