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Crinum latifolium
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Family:
AMARYLLIDACEAE
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Citation: Crinum latifolium L., Sp. Pl. 291. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 283. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1504(1051). 1928; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 504. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 452. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 352. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 878. 2009.
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Description:
Herbs; rootstock bulbous, ca. 6 cm across. Leaves many, densely clustered, 30-45 x 7-8 cm, flat or widely channelled, oblong, curved, acute or obtuse; sheath closed, membranous. Flowers sessile, 12-16 together, on stout peduncled umbel; peduncle 50-60 cm high, thick; spathe membranous; perianth tube 7 cm long, narrow, lobes 6, 8 x 2.5 cm, oblong, acute, pinkish white, spreading or deflexed; stamens 6, filaments long, attached at the throat of perianth tube; anthers 12 mm long, linear. Capsule oblong; seeds many.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky areas in grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Red
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Brandippara, Vengoli, Ayyappankovil-Kaikatty area
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