Amaryllidaceae
Crinum

Crinum asiaticum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 292 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Ocean, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Fiji, Gilbert Is., India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nauru, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1978). Flore des Mascareignes 177-188 IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (2000). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 14: 1-307. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Doty, M.S. & al. (1954). Floristics and plant ecology of Raroia Atoll, Tuamotus. Atoll Research Bulletin 33: 1-58.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Stoddard, D.R. (1994). Flora of the Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific. Atoll Research Bulletin 393: 1-60.
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Flore Analytique et Synoptique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie: 1-369. Office de la recherche scientifique coloniale.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Harling, G. & Neuendorf, M. (2003). Alstroemeriaceae. Flora of Ecuador 200: 1-118. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (1993). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam 3(2): 603-1176. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Parham, B.E.V. (1971). The Vegetation of the Tokelau Islands with special reference to the plants of Nukunonu Atoll. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 576-609.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Smitinand, T. & Larsen, K. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Thailand 1: 1-694. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Takeuchi, W. (2005). Floristic notes from a holocene successional environment in Papuasia. Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 95-116.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.
  • Wilder, G.P. (1931). Flora of Rarotonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 86: 1-113.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op156p71-110.pdf. epublication.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Adams, C.D. (1972). Flowering Plants of Jamaica: 1-848. University of the West Indies, Mona.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Doty, M.S. & al. (1954). Floristics and plant ecology of Raroia Atoll, Tuamotus. Atoll Research Bulletin 33: 1-58.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fosberg, F.R. & Stoddard, D.R. (1994). Flora of the Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific. Atoll Research Bulletin 393: 1-60.
  • Fosberg, F.R. (1957). The Maldive islands, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 58: 1-37.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1987). A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Monocotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 20: 19-129.
  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Guillaumin, A. (1948). Compendium de la Flore Phanérogamique des Nouvelles Hébrides. Annales de l'Institut Botanico-Geologique Colonial de Marseille, VI, 5-6: 1-56.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Parham, B.E.V. (1971). The Vegetation of the Tokelau Islands with special reference to the plants of Nukunonu Atoll. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9: 576-609.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • St.John, H. (1987). An account of the Flora of Pitcairn Island with new Pandanus species: 1-65. St.John, Honolulu.
  • Thaman, R.R., Fosberg, F.R., Manner, H.I. & Hassall, D.C. (1994). The Flora of Nauru. Atoll Research Bulletin 392: 1-223.
  • Turner, I.M., Xing, F. & Corlett, R.T. (2000). An annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the South China Sea and its shores. The Raffles bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 8: 23-116.
  • Wester, L. (1985). Checklist of the vascular plants of the Northern Line Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 287: 1-38.
  • Wilder, G.P. (1931). Flora of Rarotonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 86: 1-113.
  • Woodroffe, C.D. (1985). Vegetation and flora of Nui Atoll, Tuvalu. Atoll Research Bulletin 283: 1-18.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Morse, H.B. [650] China K002850566 Yes
s.coll. [17667] Philippines K002850798 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131950 Unknown Type Material Yes
Balakrishnan, N. [D-613] Sri Lanka K002850599 Yes
Corbett, J. [10] Mauritius K002851694 Yes
McGregor, R.C. [637] Guam K002850911 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH 6345] Vanuatu K002850929 Yes
Gandhi, K.N. [HFP2115] India K002850592 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15236] India K002850595 Yes
Powell, D.A. [310] Christmas Island K002850856 Yes
Kerr [9223] Thailand K002850750 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH 6345] Vanuatu K002850930 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K002850552 Yes
Verheijen, J.A.J. [2294] Indonesia K002850769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002850584 Yes
s.coll. [8] Indonesia K002850849 Yes
Green, P.S. [RSNH 1033] Vanuatu K002850927 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bayak [1995] Malaysia K002850861 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131945 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [11481] China K002850568 Yes
Mabberley, D.J.; Katik, P. [1794] Papua New Guinea K002850768 Yes
Lebeck [s.n.] Indonesia K002850850 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [202] Solomon Islands K002850913 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4571] China K002850557 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH 6345] Vanuatu K002850931 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] K002850744 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [805] Vanuatu K002850925 Yes
McComish, J.D. [121] Norfolk Island K002850900 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [53147] India K002850594 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [152] Sri Lanka K002850602 Yes
Kerr [20496] Thailand K002850749 Yes
Green, P.S. [RSNH 1033] Vanuatu K002850928 Yes
Borden, T.E. [21736] Philippines K002850794 Yes
s.coll. [4564] India K002850583 Yes
Sister, J.J. [s.n.] Tonga K002850908 Yes
Barthelat, F.; M'changama, M.M.; Ali Sifari, B. [705] Mayotte K002851697 Yes
Powell, D.A. [310] Australia K002850855 Yes
Balakrishnan, N. [D-613] Sri Lanka K002850600 Yes
s.coll. [5923] India K002850582 Yes
s.coll. [8969D] India K002850589 Yes
Henry, A. [13748] China K002850567 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [473] Sri Lanka K002850601 Yes
{D.J.; B. P. Du puy} [CI 86] Australia K002850854 Yes
Andrews, C.W. [s.n.] Christmas Island K002850851 Yes
Prescott, T.A.K. [10] Papua New Guinea K002850766 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131943 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9185] India K002850585 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Indonesia K002850770 Yes
Telford, I.R.H.; Howard, C. [10081] Australia K002850822 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9185] India K002850586 Yes
s.coll. [14781] Malaysia K002850737 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002850926 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131951 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131953 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2936] India K002850597 Yes
Mohan, A. [13181] India K002850593 Yes
Kerr, A. [13015] Thailand K002850746 Yes
Endert, F.H. [1468] Indonesia K002850860 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7335] China K002850569 Yes
Williams, R.S. [2992] Philippines K002850796 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131947 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002850587 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [805] Vanuatu K002850924 Yes
Telford, I.R.H.; Howard, C. [10081] Austria K002850821 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002850923 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [5058] Sri Lanka K002850605 Yes
s.coll. [3080] K002850728 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15236] India K002850596 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] India K001131952 Unknown Type Material Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [202] Solomon Islands K002850914 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [51549] India K002850598 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [s.n.] Japan K002850550 Yes
Mabberley, D.J.; Katik, P. [1794] Papua New Guinea K002850767 Yes
[J. Home] [400] Seychelles K002851696 Yes
Oldham, R. [240] Japan K002850551 Yes
Adair, F. [s.n.] K002850907 Yes
Cory, C. [16] United States K002850910 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131944 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henderson [195] Solomon Islands K002850919 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K002851695 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2370] Solomon Islands K002850917 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [202] Solomon Islands K002850912 Yes
s.coll. [650] China K002850565 Yes
Lugas, L. [2739] Malaysia K002850862 Yes
Mitchell, B.A. [182] Australia K002850852 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [152] Sri Lanka K002850603 Yes
{Ubaldus, M.; Jemson, J.; Postar, J.M.; T., Tawadong} [SAN 149639] Malaysia K002850858 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002850921 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002850920 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [263] Sri Lanka K002850604 Yes
Gandhi, K.N. [2115] India K002850591 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4571] China K002850558 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [143] Solomon Islands K002850918 Yes
[Walliet] [8969E] India K002850588 Yes
Purseglove, J.W.; Shah, M. [P 4630] Malaysia K002850859 Yes
Kloss, C.B. [6539 B] Thailand K002850731 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131948 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131946 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [8969] India K002850590 Yes
Merrill [935] Philippines K002850797 Yes
Williams, R.S. [2992] Philippines K002850795 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8969] K001131954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hu, S.Y. [10502] Hong Kong K002850564 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Indonesia K002850771 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002850735 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2370] Solomon Islands K002850916 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002850922 Yes
Gwynne-Vaughan [578] K002850738 Yes
van Royen, P.; Sleumer, H.O. [6516] Indonesia K002850772 Yes
Cabalion, P. [2267] Vanuatu K002850932 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4310] Bangladesh K002850745 Yes
Lütjeharms, W.J. [4241] Indonesia K002850848 Yes
Kloss, C.B. [6539a] Thailand K002850730 Yes
Mitchell, B.A. [182] Australia K002850853 Yes
Curtis, C. [1274] Malaysia K002850729 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2370] Solomon Islands K002850915 Yes

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