familyLiliaceae
genusCrinum
speciesCrinum bulbispermum

Crinum bulbispermum

(Burman f.) Milne-Redhead & Schweickerdt

J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 52: 161. 1939.

Walter C. Holmes
Introduced
Basionym: Amaryllis bulbisperma Burman f. Fl. Indica, 9. 1768
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 279. Mentioned on page 278.

Bulbs 8–10 × 6–8 cm. Leaves 5–8 dm × 3–5 cm; blade lorate. Scape 4–7.5 dm. Umbels 8–13-flowered. Flowers: perianth pink to red, funnelform, tube narrow, 5–10 cm, limb lobes lanceolate-linear, lanceolate-elliptic, or lanceolate-ovate, 6–11 × 1–1.7 cm; pedicel (2–) 4–6 cm. Capsules not seen at maturity, beak very short to absent.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Margins of wet areas and disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–200 m

Distribution

V26 534-distribution-map.jpg

Introduced; Fla., La., N.C., Tex., S. Africa

Discussion

Crinum bulbispermum is apparently the nonnative species of Crinum that is most commonly cultivated outdoors. The name C. longifolium (Linnaeus) Thunberg was long misapplied to this species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Anther dehiscence
basifixed +
Anther fixation
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
Anther shape
cordate +  and linear +
Apex shape
columnar +  and elongate +
Author
Walter C. Holmes +
Authority
(Burman f.) Milne-Redhead & Schweickerdt +
Basal leaf architecture or shape
sheathing +
Basal leaf arrangement
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Basal leaf growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Base shape
dilated +
Basionyms
Amaryllis bulbisperma +
Beak height or length or size
short +
Beak presence
absent +
Blade architecture
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
Blade shape
lorate +
Blade size or width
narrow +
Bract architecture
sheathing +  and involucrate +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract quantity
2 +
Bract shape
lanceolate +
Bract size
large +
Bract texture
scarious +
Bulb architecture
tunicate +  and scaly +
Bulb length
8cm +  and 10cm +
Bulb width
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Corm architecture
solid +
Distribution
Fla. +, La. +, N.C. +, Tex. +  and S. Africa +
Elaiosome texture
fleshy +
Elevation
0–200 m +
Filament orientation
declinate +
Filament shape
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
Filament size
slender +
Filament width
thin +
Flower architecture
pedicellate +  and sessile +
Flower quantity
single +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit architecture or shape
beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +, septicidal +  and loculicidal +
Fruit shape
subglobose +  and globose +
Fruit texture
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Habitat
Margins of wet areas and disturbed sites +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Kimberly J. Martin +
Inflorescence architecture
many-flowered +  and umbellate +
Inflorescence arrangement
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
Inflorescence quantity
few +
Introduced
true +
Leaf architecture
simple +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf position
basal +
Leaf width
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Limb lobe length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Limb lobe shape
Lanceolate-ovate (?) +, Lanceolate-elliptic (?) +  and Lanceolate-linear (?) +
Limb lobe width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovary shape
globose +
Ovule quantity
many;several +
Pedicel atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Pedicel some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Perianth architecture
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Perianth coloration
pink +  and red +
Perianth fusion
connate +
Perianth prominence
showy +
Perianth shape
salverform;semicampanulate +
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer. +
Publication title
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. +
Publication year
1939 +
Reference
None +
Scape architecture
solid +
Seed arrangement
wind-distributed +
Seed prominence or shape
flat +
Seed quantity
1 +  and many +
Seed texture
fleshy +
Source xml
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Special status
Introduced +
Stamen fusion
adnate +  and free +
Stamen position
staminodial +
Stamen quantity
3 +, 4 +  and 6 +
Stamen reproduction
fertile +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma fusion
distinct +
Stigma quantity
1 +  and several +
Style atypical quantity
3 (4) +
Style quantity
3 +  and 1 +
Style size
slender +
Taxon family
Liliaceae +
Taxon name
Crinum bulbispermum +
Taxon parent
Crinum +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Tepal nectary presence
absent +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Testa pubescence or texture
corky +
Tube architecture
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
Tube coloration
greener +
Tube course
straight;curved +
Tube size or width
narrow +
Tube some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Tube variability
equal +
Tube width
narrower +
Umbel architecture
8-13-flowered +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
scapose +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism texture
woody +
Whorl quantity
3 +  and 2 +
X chromosome quantity
3 +  and 27 +