CRINUM ASIATICUM
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Andaman Islands, Assam, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, India, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Island, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Rodrigues, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Elevation:
Publisher:
Sp. Pl.: 292 (1753)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
25 Centimetres
Height:
50-100 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bubs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Bulbine asiatica, Joseph Gaertner, 1788.
Crinum brevifolium, William Roxburgh, 1824.
Crinum firmifolium var. hygrophilum, H. Perrier, 1939.
Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum, Baker.
Crinum asiaticum var. pedunculatum, Fosberg & Sachet
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Crinum asiaticum var. sinicum, Baker.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in Asia (and brought many places else), growing in a wide range of soil from grit to rice fields. I have found most in swamps, covered half way up in water, although some grow on mountain peaks, quite dry. Some was found in the open sun, others under big trees. The bulb can grow to 25 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 or even 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are white and can go into purple with age. The genera is from the Greek krinon, meaning 'lily'. The species name for its origin in Asia.
Flower
White - Pink
Soil
Rich - Sand - Clay
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
