| Pink Rain Lily |
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| File size | 673638 |
| Original date | 6/3/06 4:15 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/698s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Zephyranthes carinata Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
Synonyms: Zephyranthes tsouii, Amaryllis carinata, Hippeastrum carinatum
Synonyms: Zephyranthes tsouii, Amaryllis carinata, Hippeastrum carinatum
Pink Rain Lily is a bulbous plant, quite common in the cultivated
areas of the Himalayas. It is also a popular house plant. It bears linear,
hollow, strap-shaped or grass-like
leaves. The funnel-shaped flowers are solitary, with pink to rose red
tepals. They are borne erect or slightly inclined on flowering stems
10-15 cm long. The deep lilac to purplish spathes are
2.5-3 cm long. There are two lengths of the stamen
filaments - 1.5 cm and 2.1 cm. The anthers are 6 mm long.
The style is thread-like. Pink Rain Lily is native to Mexico to Colombia,
widely cultivated, and naturalized in some parts of the world.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Delhi & Mussoorie. |
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