Crinum
Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, including South Africa.
Crinum leaves are basal, typically long and strap-shaped, with colors ranging from light green to green.
Several species are used in aquariums.
Selected species
- Crinum abyssinicum
- Crinum acaule
- Crinum amabile
- Crinum americanum L. – Southern Swamplily, Seven Sisters
- Crinum amoenum
- Crinum asiaticum L. (= C. amabile) – Poisonbulb
- Crinum augustum
- Crinum baumii Harms
- Crinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. – Hardy Swamplily
- Crinum buphanoides Welw. ex Baker
- Crinum calamistratum
- Crinum campanulatum
- Crinum carolo-schmidtii
- Crinum crassicaule Baker
- Crinum defixum
- Crinum delagoense
- Crinum erubescens Aiton
- Crinum fimbriatulum
- Crinum firmifolium
- Crinum flaccidum Herb.
- Crinum graminicola I.Verd.
- Crinum jagus (J.Thomps.) Dandy
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- Crinum latifolium L.
- Crinum lineare
- Crinum lugardiae
- Crinum macowanii Baker
- Crinum mauritianum
- Crinum minimum Milne-Redh.
- Crinum moorei Hook.f. – Natal Lily, Moore's Crinum
- Crinum natans
- Crinum oliganthum
- Crinum ornatum
- Crinum pacificum
- Crinum pedunculatum R.Br., syn. C. asiaticum var. pedunculatum – Swamplily, River Lily or Spider Lily
- Crinum × powellii Baker (probably C. bulbispermum × C. moorei)
- Crinum procerum (Splendens)
- Crinum purpurascens Herb.
- Crinum subcernuum
- Crinum variabile
- Crinum yemense
- Crinum thaianum Schulze – Onion plant
- Crinum xanthophyllum – Golden Spider Lily
- Crinum zeylanicum L.[2]
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Formerly placed here
- Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. (as C. africanum L.)
- Ammocharis heterostyla (Bullock) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. (as C. heterostylum Bullock)
- Cyrtanthus angustifolius (L.f.) Aiton (as C. angustifolius L.f.)
- Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub (as C. speciosum L.f.)
- Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton (as C. obliquum L.f.)
- Hippeastrum argentinum (Pax) Hunz. (as C. argentinum Pax)
- Urceolina urceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) Asch. & Graebn. (as C. urceolatum Ruiz & Pav.)[2]
Hybrids
× Amarcrinum hybridised with Amaryllis
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