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Crinum
''Crinum'' is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Description Vegetative characteristics ''Crinum'' are bulbous perennial herbs''Crinum'' in Flora of China @ efloras.org. (n.d.). Retrieved January 27, 2025, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108369 with tunicate bulbsH.J. Hewson. ''Crinum'', in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Crinum [Date Accessed: 27 January 2025] and basal, glabrous,Western Australian Herbarium & Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (n.d.-a). ''Crinum'' L. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Americanum
''Crinum americanum'' is an Aquatic plant, aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily, string lily, and southern swamp crinum. The species grows in small groups in Lentic ecosystem, still water habitats. ''Crinum'' species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae; they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. Etymology The Latin specific epithet ''americanum'' refers to the plant's native habitat. Description ''Crinum americanum'' is a perennial bulb that can grow up to tall. The plant has simple leaves that are up to long and wide. Flowers are fragrant and lily-like with white petals that can sometimes be blushed pink in color. The flower stem grows up to tall and has two to six flowered umbels. The upper portion of the stamen is purple and anthers are also purple in color. Distribution a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Bulbispermum
''Crinum bulbispermum'' is a herbaceous plant native to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It is naturalized in the Lesser Antilles, Honduras, Cuba, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. ''Crinum bulbispermum'' is the floral emblem of the Free State province of South Africa.South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). (2020, November 2). Seasons. SANBI - Biodiversity of Life. Retrieved July 23, 2023, from https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/free-state/garden-information/seasons/ Description The plant grows from large bulbs. It has strap shaped leaves, 50–88 cm long. The inflorescence is an umbel with 8–13 flowers, borne on a scape 40–75 cm tall. The flowers are funnel shaped and sickly-sweet scented, and are usually pink with a deep pink or red midstripe, but can range from white to red. Flowering takes place in spring and summer. The plant thrives in wet places.Edgar Wolston Bertram Handsley Milne-Redhead & Herold Georg Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Macowanii
''Crinum macowanii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a deciduous bulbous plant species native to Africa that has been used in traditional medicine throughout southern Africa. In Kenya this plant is known as Gîtoka in Kikuyu Language. Names The species name ''macowanii'' refers to the celebrated British botanist Peter MacOwan. It is known by a wide variety of names among the various peoples of Africa, an indication of its popularity as a medicinal herb: * Sabbaaqqoo (in the Oromo language) * Echachumuchum (in the Turkana language) * IIjoye (in the Swazi language) * Gitoka (in Swahili) * Intelezi (in Xhosa) * Umduze (in the Zulu language) In English, ''Crinum macowanii'' is referred to as Cape coast lily, river crinum and sabie crinum in South Africa, and as the common vlei-lily in Mozambique. In Tanzania it is known as the pyjama lily. Description ''Crinum macowanii'' is a deciduous bulbous plant with long, slender, bell-shaped, highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Asiaticum
''Crinum asiaticum'', commonly known as poison bulb, giant crinum lily, grand crinum lily, or spider lily, is a plant species widely planted in many warmer regions as an Ornamental bulbous plant, ornamental. It is a bulb-forming Perennial plant, perennial producing an Glossary of botanical terms#umbel, umbel of large, showy flowers that are prized by gardeners. However, all parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested. Some reports indicate exposure to the sap may cause skin irritation. ''Crinum asiaticum'' is native to East Asia, tropical Asia, Australia and islands of the Pacific and western Indian oceans. It is naturalized in Mexico, the West Indies, the US (Florida and Louisiana), numerous Pacific islands, Madagascar and the Chagos Archipelago. Description ''Crinum asiaticum'' is a perennial herb that typically grows up to tall. It has a leaf base. Its pseudobulb is spherical. The upper part of the bulb is cylindrical. The base is laterally branched, with a diameter of ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Moorei
''Crinum moorei'' is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, and native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal). Taxonomy Synonyms *Homotypic **''Amaryllis moorei'' (Joseph Dalton Hooker, Hook.f.) *Heterotypic **''Crinum imbricatum'' John Gilbert Baker, Baker **''Crinum colensoi'' John Gilbert Baker, Baker **''Crinum mackenii'' John Gilbert Baker, Baker **''Crinum makoyanum'' Élie-Abel Carrière, Carrière **''Crinum moorei'' var. ''album'' hort. **''Crinum moorei'' var. ''platypetala'' hort. **''Crinum moorei'' var. ''rubra'' Hannibal **''Crinum natalense'' John Gilbert Baker, Baker **''Crinum schmidtii'' Eduard August von Regel, Regel Hybrids *''Crinum × powellii'' John Gilbert Baker, Baker *''Crinum × worsleyi'' William Watson (botanist), W.Watson References Crinum, moorei Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of KwaZulu-Natal Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Amaryllidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Viviparum
''Crinum viviparum''Ansari R, Nair VJ (1988) ''J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.'' 11: 205. is a Monocot plant species in the family Amaryllidaceae distributed across Asia. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. Distribution and description ''Crinum viviparum'' is widely distributed in Asia: from the Indian subcontinent to Indo-China. In Vietnam names for this species include: ''nàng, nàng la gươm'', and ''náng hoa đỏ''. Wild specimens may have a main stem up to tall, supported from a bulb wide. Flowers may be and white with pinkish margins. Gallery Crinum defixum 03136v.jpg Crinum defixum 04889.jpg Crinum viviparum Loddiges.jpg Crinum viviparum.jpg Crinum viviparum (Lam.) R.Ansari & V.J.Nair (6257912321).jpg Polytela Caterpillar 7595.jpg, '' Polytela'' caterpillar (a Noctuid herbivore A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main compon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Pedunculatum
''Crinum pedunculatum'' also known as the swamp lily, river lily or mangrove lily, is a bulbous perennial found in stream and tidal areas of the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, Australia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific Islands. It is unclear whether it is native or introduced to Norfolk Island. ''C. pedunculatum'' is considered by some sources to be a synonym of ''Crinum asiaticum'' var. ''pedunculatum''., search for "Crinum pedunculatum" The differences between ''C. asiaticum'' and ''C. pedunculatum'' are subtle. The latter tends to be somewhat smaller, but has broader petals, giving it a less fragile appearance. It is a very large bulbous perennial plant, up to 2 to 3 metres tall, with a spread of up to 3 metres. It likes either full sun or partial shade. It is usually found on the edge of forests, but also at the high tide level close to mangroves. The white, fragrant flowers are in a cluster with 10 to 100 flowers on an umbel. Cultivation and u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinum Latifolium
''Crinum latifolium'' is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It arises from an underground bulb. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The leaves are long, linear and ligulate. The flowers are white and arranged in an umbel.Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1906. Nouv. Contrib. Liliac. Chine 9, as ''Crinum esquirolii'' It grows naturally in Asia, from India and Sri Lanka through much of mainland Southeast Asia to south China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan). It is also reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and in the Chagos Archipelago The Chagos Archipelago (, ) or Chagos Islands (formerly , and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands is the southernmo .... References External linksphoto of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, ''Crinum latifolium'', collected in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
