To really confuse things, Dr. Alan Meerow's work is showing the genus Zephyranthes with 3 origins and is not monophyletic (it is polyphyletic), which could lead to the restructuring of these groups. Of course, just as they are beginning to be understood under current names, it must be time to change them! Cheers, Kevin D. Preuss http://www.amaryllis-plus.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Germán Roitman" <ggroiti@mail.agro.uba.ar> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodophiala / Habranthus Here is one key: A. Flower erect, radially simmetrical. Stamens in two sizes: 3 short and 3 long or 6 stamens same size. Zephyranthes (2n=24 48) AA. Flower zygomorphic. Stamens in four different lengths. B. Spathe with 1 rarely 2-3 flowers with a single bifid bract that cover the flower´s petiole. Habranthus (2n=12 24) BB. Spathe with 2-7 rarely 1 flowers with 2 bracts not fused Rhodophiala (2n=16 18) Germán At 09:13 p.m. 01/04/2003 +0100, you wrote: >Thanks, Pascal, that's made things much clearer for me. > >Does anyone know whether there has ever been a key published for the >different genera of rainlilies? At the moment it seems like the only way you >can identify the plants you have is to go back to the original species >publication and these can be quite difficult to find. > >Best wishes, >Matthew > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php _______________________________________ Ing. Agr. MSc Germán Roitman mailto:groitman@mail.retina.ar Cátedra de Jardinería FAUBA Av. San Martín 4453. 1417. Buenos Aires Argentina ICQ: 1837762 _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php