CRINUM JAGUS
Author:
James Edgar Dandy, 1939
Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
Elevation:
Publisher:
J. Bot. 77: 64 (1939)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
90 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Amaryllis jagus Thompson, 1798.
Crinum giganteum Andrews, 1804.
Crinum podophyllum Baker.
Crinum suaveolens A. Chev.
Amaryllis latifolia, Lam.
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Crinum bequaertii, De Wild.
Crinum congolense, De Wild.
Crinum petiolatum, Herb.
Crinum spectabile, Herb. ex Steud.
Crinum vanillodorum, Welw. ex Baker.
Taenais ampla, Salisb.
This member of the Amaryllidaceae family was given this name by James Edgar Dandy 1939. It is found in tropical Africa, growing in peat or a well drained but moist soil with plenty of water and sun. The bulb will grow up to five centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can reach 90 centimetres in height. The flowers are white. The genera is from the Greek krinon, meaning 'lily'.
The species name meaning 'a corruption of gigas'. The fruits by Ralph Mangelsdorff, Centralafricanplants.senckenberg.de.
Flower
White
Soil
Rich - Mix
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
