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Crinum flaccidum Herb.

Murray lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Crinum

Characteristics

Plant lacking pseudostem. Leaves several, lorate, basal, weak and spreading, 30–80 cm long, 1–5 cm wide; margin slightly rough. Inflorescence to 75 cm long, with 5–16 but usually 7–14 flowers; bracts membranous to papery, to 16 cm long; pedicels 1.5–7 cm but usually 2–4 cm long. Flowers with strong, frequently unpleasant scent. Perianth tube 2–11 cm but usually 4–8 cm long; lobes elliptic to obovate, 3.5–10 cm long, 0.5–2 cm wide, spreading, white, cream or yellow. Stamens with filaments 2.5–5.5 cm long, pink or purple; anthers 4–12 mm long, crescent-shaped to semicircular, yellow. Beak absent or to 1 cm long.
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A lily. It grows 0.3-1 m high. The onion like bulb can be 0.5 m under the ground. It has limp, leathery leaves. The leaves taper to a point. The edges of the leaves are slightly rough. The flowers are white or pink. The flowers are produced in umbrella like heads. There are 6-14 flowers on a flattened stalk 30-70 cm long. The anthers in the flower are purple and strongly curved. The fruit is a capsule which is green and round. It is 1-3 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

It grows naturally in inland areas of eastern Australia. It will not tolerate bad drainage. It can grow in arid places. Coffs Harbour Botanical gardens.
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Sandy inundated flats of river flood plains.
Sandy inundated flats of river flood plains.
Grows on sandy floodways of inland rivers.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

It is reportedly eaten in some parts of Australia. It is used as a source of arrowroot. CAUTION: In some places this bulb is bitter and considered poisonous.
Uses environmental use food poison
Edible bulbs roots
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

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Distribution

Crinum flaccidum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63895-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764506
COL ID ZGPX
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Amaryllis flaccida Crinum flaccidum Crinum weinmannii Amaryllis australasica Amaryllis australis Crinum corynorrhizum Crinum pestilentis Taenais australasiae Crinum luteolum Crinum angustifolium var. blandum Crinum pestilentis var. luteolum Crinum arenarium var. blandum
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