| 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 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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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
- ^ 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
- 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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