Crinum zeylanicum
Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 236. 1767.
Introduced
Basionym: Amaryllis zeylanica Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 293. 1753
Synonyms: Crinum latifolium var. zeylanicum (Linnaeus) Hooker f.
Bulbs 12–15 cm diam., neck short. Leaves several, 5–10 dm × 3–5 cm; blade lorate. Scape to 7.5 dm or more. Umbels 8–12-flowered. Flowers sessile; perianth white with broad purplish-red keels (most pronounced adaxially), funnelform, tube 7.5–15 cm, limb lobes oblongelliptic, 7.5–18 × 1–2 cm. Capsules not seen at maturity, globose, beak 8–10 cm. Seeds warty.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Fields, wasteplaces, wet areas
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., La., tropical Asia
Discussion
Crinum zeylanicum is extensively cultivated outdoors in the lower Gulf coastal plain.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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basifixed +
sheathing +
herbaceous +
dilated +
maturity +
globose +
lorate +
narrow +
absent +
lanceolate +
large +
scarious +
solid +
fleshy +
declinate +
slender +
thin +
sessile +
single +
capsular +
beaked +
true +
purplish-red +
broad +
simple +
persistent +
basal +
(2-)3(-4)-locular +
inferior +
globose +
many;several +
white +
connate +
showy +
salverform;semicampanulate +
Syst. Nat. ed. +
1767 +
solid +
wind-distributed +
fleshy +
Introduced +
staminodial +
fertile +
capitate +
distinct +
slender +
Crinum zeylanicum +
Crinum +
species +
absent +
greener +
straight;curved +
equal +
narrower +
8-12-flowered +
scapose +
perennial +
woody +