Crinum
Genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the locality in Queensland, Australia, see Crinum, Queensland.
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 in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.
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Crinum | |
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Crinum asiaticum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaryllidoideae |
Subtribe: | Crininae |
Genus: | Crinum L.[1] |
Type species | |
Crinum americanum L. | |
Species | |
About 180 species, see text. |
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