Crinum

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Crinum
Crinum asiaticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Subtribe: Crininae
Genus: Crinum
L.[1]
Type species
Crinum americanum
L.
Species

About 180 species, see text.

Crinum is a

perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs
. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.

Description

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

Cytological studies have shown that 27 species of Crinum are

polyploid species produce seeds that are often parthenogenetic triploid or diploids, lack vigour and seldom grow to mature plants.[2]

Taxonomy

Main article: List of Crinum species

As of July 2014, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families lists 105 species of Crinum.[3] Amongst these are:

Formerly placed here

Hybrids

  • × Amarcrinum hybridised with Amaryllis
  • C. × powellii[5] (garden hybrid between C. bulbispermum and C. moorei) - pale pink, fragrant, lily-like flowers produced in late summer
    • C. × powellii 'Album'[6] (white flowered cultivar)

Uses

Several species are used in aquariums and in aquascaping. These include Crinum calamistratum, Crinum malabaricum, Crinum natans, and Crinum thaianum.[7]

Gallery

  • Crinum moorei
    Crinum moorei
  • Crinum moorei at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco
    Crinum moorei at
    Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco
  • Crinum ornatum, SW Burkina Faso
    Crinum ornatum, SW Burkina Faso
  • Crinum species in Hyderabad, India
    Crinum species in
    Hyderabad, India
  • Queen Emma lily (Crinum augustum or Crinum amabile var. augustum) in Hawaiʻi
    Queen Emma lily (Crinum augustum or Crinum amabile var. augustum) in Hawaiʻi
  • Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'
    Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'

See also

References

  1. ^ "Genus: Crinum L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. ^ "A Systematic Revision of the Genus Crinum". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ^ "Search for Crinum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-07-07
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Crinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crinum × powellii". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Crinum × powellii 'Album'". Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ISBN 978-3-00-064912-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )

Bibliography

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