Crinum asiaticum |
Crinum zeylanicum |
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poison bulb, tree crinum |
Ceylon swamplily |
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Bulbs | 25 cm or more × 10–12 cm. |
12–15 cm diam., neck short. |
Leaves | numerous, 10 dm or more × 7.5–12 cm; blade ensiform, gradually tapering to apex. |
several, 5–10 dm × 3–5 cm; blade lorate. |
Scape | stout, 2-edged. |
to 7.5 dm or more. |
Umbels | 20–100-flowered. |
8–12-flowered. |
Flowers | perianth white, salverform, tube 3–7.5 cm, limb lobes linear, 7.5 × 1–1.5 cm; pedicel 1–2 cm. |
sessile; perianth white with broad purplish-red keels (most pronounced adaxially), funnelform, tube 7.5–15 cm, limb lobes oblong-elliptic, 7.5–18 × 1–2 cm. |
Capsules | to 5 cm diam., beak long. |
not seen at maturity, globose, beak 8–10 cm. |
Seeds | warty. |
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Crinum asiaticum |
Crinum zeylanicum |
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Phenology | Flowering summer–fall. | Flowering late spring–summer. |
Habitat | Wet areas | Fields, wasteplaces, wet areas |
Elevation | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
FL; LA; tropical Asia [Introduced in North America] |
FL; LA; tropical Asia [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Crinum asiaticum is a robust and highly variable species that is distinguished by its very broad leaves. The bulb is reputed to be poisonous. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Crinum zeylanicum is extensively cultivated outdoors in the lower Gulf coastal plain. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 279. | FNA vol. 26, p. 279. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Crinum | Liliaceae > Crinum |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Amaryllis zeylanica, C. latifolium var. zeylanicum | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 292. (1753) | (Linnaeus) Linnaeus: Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 236. (1767) |
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