Crinum latifolium

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Pink Striped Trumpet Lily
西南文殊兰 xi nan wen shu lan
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Pink Striped Trumpet Lily
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Crinum
Species:
C. latifolium
Binomial name
Crinum latifolium
Synonyms[2]
  • Amaryllis insignis Ker Gawl.
  • Amaryllis moluccana Ker Gawl.
  • Crinum cochinchinense M.Roem.
  • Crinum esquirolii H.Lév.
  • Crinum insigne (Ker Gawl.) Sweet
  • Crinum jemenicum Dammann
  • Crinum longistylum Herb. ex Steud.
  • Crinum moluccanum Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.
  • Crinum ornatum var. latifolium (L.) Herb.
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Crinum latifolium is a herb that 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

  1. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 291–292
  2. The Plant List
  3. Herbert, William. 1837. Amaryllidaceae 263, as Crinum ornatum var. latifolium
  4. Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1906. Nouv. Contrib. Liliac. Chine 9, as Crinum esquirolii
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