Cardiocrinum

Taxobox
name = "Cardiocrinum"

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image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Cardiocrinum giganteum"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Liliales
familia = Liliaceae
genus = "Cardiocrinum"
genus_authority = (Endl.) Lindl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Cardiocrinum cathayanum" "Cardiocrinum cordatum" "Cardiocrinum giganteum" "Cardiocrinum yunnanense"

"Cardiocrinum" is a genus of three or four species of bulbous plants of the family Liliaceae. They are native to the Himalaya, montane China, and Japan. The bulbs are usually formed at the soil surface. The preferred habitat is woodland. The plants tend to be monocarpic, dying after flowering.

They are closely related to "Lilium" and are generally called by the common name giant lily. They differ from "Lilium" in some characteristics, most notably in the heart shaped leaves (hence the name, from the Greek "kardio" for heart, and "krinum" for lily).

The Himalayan species "Cardiocrinum giganteum" is the largest of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high.