Crinum

Crinum
Crinum augustum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Crinum L.[1]
Species
About 180 species, see text.

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 along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, including South Africa.

Crinum leaves are basal, typically long and strap-shaped, with colors ranging from light green to green.

Several species are used in aquariums.

Selected species

Crinum abyssinicum Crinum acaule Crinum amabile Crinum americanum L. – Southern Swamplily, Seven Sisters Crinum amoenum Crinum asiaticum L. (= C. amabile) – Poisonbulb Crinum augustum Crinum baumii Harms Crinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. – Hardy Swamplily Crinum buphanoides Welw. ex Baker Crinum calamistratum Crinum campanulatum Crinum carolo-schmidtii Crinum crassicaule Baker Crinum defixum Crinum delagoense Crinum erubescens Aiton Crinum fimbriatulum Crinum firmifolium Crinum flaccidum Herb. Crinum graminicola I.Verd. Crinum jagus (J.Thomps.) Dandy

Crinum latifolium L. Crinum lineare Crinum lugardiae Crinum macowanii Baker Crinum mauritianum Crinum minimum Milne-Redh. Crinum moorei Hook.f. – Natal Lily, Moore's Crinum Crinum natans Crinum oliganthum Crinum ornatum Crinum pacificum Crinum pedunculatum R.Br., syn. C. asiaticum var. pedunculatum – Swamplily, River Lily or Spider Lily Crinum × powellii Baker (probably C. bulbispermum × C. moorei) Crinum procerum (Splendens) Crinum purpurascens Herb. Crinum subcernuum Crinum variabile Crinum yemense Crinum thaianum Schulze – Onion plant Crinum xanthophyllum – Golden Spider Lily Crinum zeylanicum L.[2]

Formerly placed here

• Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. (as C. africanum L.)
• Ammocharis heterostyla (Bullock) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. (as C. heterostylum Bullock)
• Cyrtanthus angustifolius (L.f.) Aiton (as C. angustifolius L.f.)
• Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub (as C. speciosum L.f.)
• Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton (as C. obliquum L.f.)
• Hippeastrum argentinum (Pax) Hunz. (as C. argentinum Pax)
• Urceolina urceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) Asch. & Graebn. (as C. urceolatum Ruiz & Pav.)^[2]

Hybrids

× Amarcrinum hybridised with Amaryllis

Gallery

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  Crinum moorei

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  Crinum moorei at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco

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  Crinum ornatum, SW Burkina Faso

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  Crinum species in Hyderabad, India.

References

1. ^ "Genus: Crinum L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-27. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?3075. Retrieved 2011-02-08. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "GRIN Species Records of Crinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?3075. Retrieved 2011-02-08. 

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society Crinum Page, includes links to photographs
• Crinums In East Texas: Notes From Marcelle Sheppard, includes links to photographs, cultural information, and hybridizing results
• Bulbsociety
• The Genus Crinum
• African Crinums
• Bulb Society
• Crinum in West African plants - A Photo Guide.
• Crinum Americanum
• Crinum Moorei