Amaryllidaceae
Crinum

Crinum zeylanicum (L.) L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 236 (1767)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Seychelles, SW. India, Sri Lanka. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Seychelles, Sri Lanka

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (1986). Flore du Gabon 28: 1-60. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lejoly, J., Ndjele, L. & Geerinck, D. (2008). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 24: 1-37.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Nordal, I. (1982). Amaryllidaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-30.
  • Proctor, G.R. (1984). Flora of the Cayman Islands: 1-834. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1988). Flora du Rwanda 4: 1-651. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Fournet, J. (2002). Flore illustrée des phanérogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique 2: 1325-2538. Gondwana editions. [Cited as Crinum latifolium var. zeylanicum.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 1: 236 (1767).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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., 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Leon, H. (1946). Flora de Cuba 1: 1-441. Cultural S. A., La Habana.
  • Liogier, H.A. & Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: a Systematic Synopsis ed. 2: 1-382. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan.
  • Proctor, G.R. (1984). Flora of the Cayman Islands: 1-834. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
  • Robertson, S.A. (1989). Flowering Plants of Seychelles: 1-327. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Silverstone-Sopkin, P.A. (2006). Personal Communication on Alliaceae 4 Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 401 (1898), pro parte.
  • L., Syst. Nat., ed. 13, 2: 236 (1770).
  • Nordal in Norw. Journ. Bot. 24: 188 (1977), pro parte.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 23, 2013 Luke, WRQ [15444] Mali K000499532 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Aké Assi, L. [8532] Cote d'Ivoire K000354766 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hall, J.B. [2241] Ghana K000354768 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 s.coll. [305] Togo K000354769 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Brunt, M. [346] Cameroon K000354772 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Okafor, J.C.; Daramola, B.O. [54651] Nigeria K000354770 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Hepper, F.N. [2530] Sierra Leone K000354765 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Dawodu, J.B. [43] Nigeria K000354771 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8302] Congo, Republic of the K000365456 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Sander [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000365464 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Sander [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000365465 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Morton, J.K. [9124] Ghana K000354767 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [37777A] India K002850691 Yes
Collenette [415] K002851211 Yes
[Speke] [s.n.] Uganda K002851357 Yes
Ash, J.W. [494] Ethiopia K002851197 Yes
Adams, C.D. [3889] Ghana K000354554 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A. [4025] Ethiopia K002851200 Yes
Chandler, P. [805] Uganda K002851354 Yes
Mckergow [s.n.] Kenya K002851345 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [12574] Kenya K002851360 Yes
Fox, R.H. [148] Gambia, The K000354557 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Morton, J.K. [3186] Ghana K000354555 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [25864] Nigeria K000354560 Yes
Hall, J.B. [3007] Ghana K000354556 Yes
[illegible] [58.k.] Sudan K002851195 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [278] Sierra Leone K000354561 Yes
Sihronen, J. [322] Burkina Faso K000354550 Yes
Ryff, F.M. [s.n.] Nigeria K002851013 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E1831] Uganda K002851348 Yes
{Quartin-Dillon; Pelit} [18] Ethiopia K002851204 Yes
Ash, J.W. [494] Ethiopia K002851196 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [14883] Kenya K002851359 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E.3889] Uganda K002851350 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [37777B] India K002850690 Yes
Morton, J.K. [1319] Sierra Leone K000354547 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [4959] Ethiopia K002851205 Yes
Tothill, B.H. [T2524] Uganda K002851356 Yes
Cook, C.D.K. [346] Nigeria K002851006 Yes
Morton, J.K. [672] Ghana K000354552 Yes
Burger, W. [3038] Ethiopia K002851208 Yes
Lock; Hall; Abbiw [46711] Ghana K002850998 Yes
Luke, Q. [3559] Kenya K002851362 Yes
Ash, J.W. [884] Ethiopia K002851198 Yes
Lely, H.V. [202] Nigeria K002851009 Yes
Speke (Capt.); Grant (Capt.) [s.n.] Uganda K002851352 Yes
Burger, W. [3663] Ethiopia K002851199 Yes
s.coll. [8972] India K002850685 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [251] Nigeria K000354559 Yes
Collett, H. [864] Burma K002850693 Yes
Noble, H.L. (Mrs.) [51] Nigeria K002851012 Yes
A.S.T. [Th 1958] Uganda K002851355 Yes
Hall, J.B. [545] Ghana K000354551 Yes
Morton, J.K. [K403] Nigeria K002850991 Yes
Burger, W. [3028] Ethiopia K002851207 Yes
Morton, J.K. [1307] Sierra Leone K000354546 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002850686 Yes
Armbruster (Mrs.) [s.n.] Ethiopia K002851210 Yes
s.coll. [22-62] Ghana K002850992 Yes
Morton, J.K.; Cole [4413] Sierra Leone K000354545 Yes
s.coll. [[JDS2060]] Uganda K002851351 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5542] Sierra Leone K000354548 Yes
Barton [1507] Niger K002851011 Yes
Parsons, A.C. [s.n.] Nigeria K002851010 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5542] Sierra Leone K000354549 Yes
Luke, Q. [3558] Kenya K002851361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002850684 Yes
Durham, F.R. [s.n.] Tanzania K002851364 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [696] Sri Lanka K002850689 Yes
Lely, H.V. [186] Nigeria K002851005 Yes
Snowden, J.D. [224] Uganda K002851346 Yes
Walker [208] Singapore K002850740 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Jones, B.M.G. [69] Ethiopia K002851202 Yes
Hancock [2002] Uganda K002851347 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 22967] Nigeria K002851007 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [251] Nigeria K000354558 Yes
Beccari, O. [120] Ethiopia K002851203 Yes
Stolz, Ad. [161] Tanzania K002851363 Yes
Pilz, G.E. [1989] Nigeria K002851008 Yes
s.coll. [5926] K002850739 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.H. [53017] Sri Lanka K002850687 Yes
Morton, J.K. [3886] Ghana K000354553 Yes
Burger, W. [2694] Ethiopia K002851206 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3505] Tanzania K002851366 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A. [4025] Ethiopia K002851201 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P863] Uganda K002851349 Yes
Chandler, P. [805] Uganda K002851353 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3505] Tanzania K002851365 Yes
Hareford [2060 J. D. S.] Uganda K002851358 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002850692 Yes
Wellby, M.S. [s.n.] Ethiopia K002851209 Yes

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