Cardiocrinum

Cardiocrinum
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Genus:	Cardiocrinum (Endl.) Lindl.
Species
Cardiocrinum cathayanum Cardiocrinum cordatum Cardiocrinum giganteum Cardiocrinum yunnanense

Cardiocrinum is a genus of three or four species of bulbous plants of the family Liliaceae. They are native to the Himalaya, montane China, and Japan. The bulbs are usually formed at the soil surface. The preferred habitat is woodland. The plants tend to be monocarpic, dying after flowering.

They are closely related to Lilium and are generally called by the common name giant lily. They differ from Lilium in some characteristics, most notably in the heart shaped leaves (hence the name, from the Greek kardio for heart, and krinum for lily).

The Himalayan species Cardiocrinum giganteum is the largest of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high.

v t e Genera of the Liliaceae family Lilioideae Medeoleae Clintonia Medeola Lilieae Cardiocrinum Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Lilium Nomocharis Notholirion Tulipa Calochortoideae Calochortus Tricyrtis Streptopoideae Prosartes Scoliopus Streptopus