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1189.000 Crinum
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006) Synopsis of the Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 18(2) 151-168
Description of the genus
Bulbous herbs. Scape flattened, solid. Leaves many, present at flowering time; apex truncate; margin hyaline, ciliate. Inflorescence a 1-25-flowered umbel. Flowers zygomorphic, often because of the deflexed style only, pale to deep pink or white. Tepals connate into a tube. Fruit indehiscent. Seeds with a thin corky covering. Derivation of name: Greek: lily Worldwide: 100 species, pantropical. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| buphanoides Welw. ex Baker | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W | Image |
| crassicaule Baker | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Image |
| graminicola I. Verd. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| macowanii Baker | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| minimum Milne-Redh. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,E | |
| paludosum I. Verd. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| stuhlmannii Baker subsp. delagoense (I. Verd.) Kwembeya & Nordal | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| walteri Overkott | Altitude Rainfall Geology | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Crinum:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Crinum pageFlora of Mozambique: Crinum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Crinum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Crinum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Crinum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crinum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Crinum
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Crinum
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