Crinum americanum

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Crinum americanum
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American Crinum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Crinum
Species:
C. americanum
Binomial name
Crinum americanum
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Bulbine uncinataMoench
  • Crinum caribaeumBaker
  • Crinum ceruleumRaf.
  • Crinum commelyniDC. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum conicumM.Roem.
  • Crinum floridanumGriseb.
  • Crinum herbertianumSchult. & Schult.f.
  • Crinum longiflorumHerb.
  • Crinum roozenianumO'Brien
  • Crinum strictumHerb. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum texanumHannibal nom. illeg.
  • Scadianus multiflorusRaf.

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.

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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 . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . 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