Crinum americanum

Crinum americanum
American Crinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Amaryllidoideae
Genus:Crinum
Species: C. americanum
Binomial name
Crinum americanum
Synonyms[1]
  • Bulbine uncinata Moench
  • Crinum caribaeum Baker
  • Crinum ceruleum Raf.
  • Crinum commelyni DC. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum conicum M.Roem.
  • Crinum floridanum Griseb.
  • Crinum herbertianum Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Crinum longiflorum Herb.
  • Crinum roozenianum O'Brien
  • Crinum strictum Herb. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum texanum Hannibal nom. illeg.
  • Scadianus multiflorus Raf.

Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[2] Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily,[3] string lily,[3] and southern swamp crinum.[3] The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.

Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae;[4] they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. 1 2 3 "Crinum americanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x


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