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Crinum

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Crinum is a genus of about 180 species of perennial plants that have large showy flowers on leafless stems, and develop from bulbs. They are found in seasonally moist areas, including marshes, swamps, depressions and along the sides of streams and lakes in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide.

DescriptionEdit

File:Crinum thaianum in Thailand.jpg
Crinum thaianum, an aquatic species from Thailand

Vegetative characteristicsEdit

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Large Crinum asiaticum growing in Hawaii

Crinum are bulbous perennial herbs<ref name = "VicFlora" /><ref name = "Flora of China">Crinum in Flora of China @ efloras.org. (n.d.). Retrieved January 27, 2025, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=108369</ref> with tunicate bulbs<ref name = "Flora of Australia">H.J. Hewson. Crinum, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Crinum [Date Accessed: 27 January 2025]</ref> and basal, glabrous,<ref name = "Florabase">Western Australian Herbarium & Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (n.d.-a). Crinum L. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21237</ref> annual to perennial leaves.<ref name = "VicFlora">Crinum. (n.d.). VicFlora Flora of Victoria. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/032b13e8-28e9-47de-b460-2efd1317b354</ref> These bulbs can be very large. A species which Chitendon and Synge list as "Crinum crassipes" can have a bulb three feet (0.9 meter) high and ten inches (25 cm) thick.,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> exceeded only by Worsleya procera.

Generative characteristicsEdit

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Crinum stuhlmannii infructescences
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Detail of Crinum × amabile flower with stamens inserted at the throat of the perianth tube
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Germinating Crinum seed

The bisexual,<ref name = "Flora of Australia" /><ref name = "VicFlora" /> sessile or pedicellate,<ref name = "Flora of Australia" /><ref name = "Flora of China" /> zygomorphic or actinomorphic flowers<ref name = "Flora of China" /> are borne one umbellate or solitary inflorescences<ref name = "VicFlora" /><ref name = "Flora of China" /> with solid scapes.<ref name = "Flora of China" />

CytologyEdit

Cytological studies have shown that 27 species of Crinum are diploid, having a typical chromosome count of 2n = 22. Abilio Fernandes found that the Orange River Crinum bulbispermum had a count of 2n = 66, and some desert Crinum macowanii 2n = 44. These polyploid species produce seeds that are often parthenogenetic triploid or diploids, lack vigour and seldom grow to mature plants.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TaxonomyEdit

It was published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.<ref name = "Linné, 1753">Linné, Carl von, & Salvius, Lars. (1753). Caroli Linnaei ... Species plantarum :exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas... (Vol. 1, p. 291). Impensis Laurentii Salvii. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358310</ref><ref name = "Tropicos" /> The lectotype Crinum americanum Template:Small was designated in 1923.<ref name = "Tropicos" />

SpeciesEdit

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Template:As of, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families lists 105 species of Crinum.<ref name="WCSP_Crinum">Template:Citation</ref> Amongst these are:

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HybridsEdit

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EtymologyEdit

The generic name Crinum comes from the Ancient Greek κρίνον (krinon), meaning lily, via the Latin crinum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

UsesEdit

Several species are used in aquariums and in aquascaping. These include Crinum calamistratum, Crinum malabaricum, Crinum natans, and Crinum thaianum.<ref name=kasselman2020>Template:Cite book</ref>

GalleryEdit

  • Crinum moorei close.jpg

    Crinum moorei

  • Crinum moorei whole.jpg

    Crinum moorei at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco

  • Crinum ornatum MS 1724.jpg

    Crinum ornatum, SW Burkina Faso

  • Crinum species W IMG 1103.jpg

    Crinum species in Hyderabad, India

  • Queen Emma Lily (a0003184).jpg

    Queen Emma lily (Crinum augustum or Crinum amabile var. augustum) in Hawaiʻi

  • Crinum Lily 'Ellen Bosanquet'.jpg

    Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'

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