Phaedranassa

Phaedranassa is a genus of South American and Central American plants in Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.

==Description== ===Vegetative characteristics=== Phaedranassa are bulbous, perennial herbs with ovate, long-necked bulbs and contractile roots. Mature non-contractile roots are 15–30 cm long. The leaves are petiolate. ===Generative characteristics=== The tall, umbellate inflorescence with a thick, round, hollow scape bears 5–15 tubular, inodorous, actinomorphic, pink, red, or yellow, green-banded flowers. The apex of the flowers is green. The stigma and stamens slightly extend beyond the floral tube. The flower has six tepals. The androecium consists of 6 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 3 carpels. The stigma is clavate. The many-seeded capsule fruit bears papery seeds. ===Cytology=== The chromosome count is 2n = 46.