Crinum latifolium L.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Crinum

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, fairly stout. Leaves ligulate, usually ca. 70 × 3.5--6 cm or more. Umbel several flowered; bracts linear; involucres 2, lanceolate, ca. 9 cm. Pedicel very short. Perianth subsalverform; tube slightly curved, ca. 9 cm; lobes white, often tinged with red, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, ca. 7.5 × 1.5 cm, apex shortly acuminate. Filaments shorter than perianth; anther linear, 1.2--1.8 cm. Fl. Jun--Aug.
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Umbel 10-20-flowered; flowers fragrant; perigone green tinged with red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Environment

Dry river beds and sandy soils.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (bulb), Abscess (bulb), Antineoplastic agents (bulb), Antirheumatic agents (bulb), Contraceptive agents (bulb), Hemorrhoids (bulb), Counterirritant (bulb), Suppuration (bulb), Ear diseases (leaf), Earache (leaf), Abdominal pain (root), Antifungal agents (tuber), Asthma (tuber), Bronchial diseases (tuber), Chest pain (tuber), Cough (tuber), Dysentery (tuber), Melena (tuber), Mucus discharge (tuber), Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Rubefacient (unspecified), Tubercle (unspecified), Whitlow (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Immunostimulant (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hypersensitivity (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Antitubercular agents (whole plant), Hypersensitivity (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Crinum latifolium leaf picture by Swastik Brahma Hota (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Crinum latifolium flower picture by Swastik Brahma Hota (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Crinum latifolium world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63951-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764562
COL ID ZGQM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 631017
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Synonyms

Amaryllis insignis Amaryllis littoralis Amaryllis moluccana Crinum careyanum Crinum cochinchinense Crinum latifolium Crinum speciosum Crinum yemense Crinum esquiroli Crinum insigne Crinum longistylum Crinum moluccanum Crinum jemenicum Crinum ornatum var. latifolium Crinum latifolium var. crilae