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Crinum americanum






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Crinum americanum
American Crinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 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 TexastoSouth 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[edit]

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    1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  • ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • ^ a b c "Crinum americanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  • ^ 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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