Crinum
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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native toAngola, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast
General: The bulb, leaves and sap of starry crinum are used Common Name: Starry crinum
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Research
194 papers- Biotechnological interventions and production of galanthamine in Crinum spp.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2023
- Crinum L. (Amaryllidaceae).
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Cytology
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Formerly placed here
- Hybrids
- Etymology
- Uses
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
==Description== thumb|right|Crinum thaianum, an aquatic species from Thailand