Crinum latifolium
| Crinum latifolium | |
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| Pink Striped Trumpet Lily | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
| Genus: | Crinum |
| Species: | C. latifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Crinum latifolium | |
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Crinum latifolium is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It arises from an underground bulb. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The leaves are long, linear and ligulate. The flowers are white and arranged in an umbel.[3][4] It grows naturally in Asia, from India and Sri Lanka through much of mainland Southeast Asia to south China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan). It is also reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and in the Chagos Archipelago.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 291–292
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Herbert, William. 1837. Amaryllidaceae 263, as Crinum ornatum var. latifolium
- ^ Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1906. Nouv. Contrib. Liliac. Chine 9, as Crinum esquirolii
- ^ "Crinum latifolium", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-01-05
External links
[edit]- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Crinum latifolium, collected in Sri Lanka
- line drawing of Crinum latifolium, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 302, 3
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