Crinum asiaticum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Amaryllideae
Subtribus: Crininae
Genus: Crinum
Species: Crinum asiaticum
Varietates (4): C. a. var. asiaticum – C. a. var. japonicum – C. a. var. pedunculatum – C. a. var. sinicum

Name

Crinum asiaticum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 292 (1753).

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Bulbine asiatica (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 42 (1788).
- Crinum brevifolium Roxb., Hort. Bengal.: 23 (1814), nom. superfl.
- Crinum toxicarium var. asiaticum (L.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2121 (1820), nom. superfl.

Hybrids

Crinum × amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl.
Crinum × brownii Herb., nom. inval.
Crinum × decandollii Herb., nom. inval.
Crinum × letitiae Herb., nom. inval.
Crinum × mitchamiae Herb., nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago, Comoros (introduced), Mauritius, Madagascar (introduced), Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru (introduced), New Caledonia, Phoenix Islands (introduced), Samoa, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu (introduced).
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Line Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands (introduced).
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida, Louisiana.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 292. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Crinum asiaticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Crinum asiaticum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 27 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crinum asiaticum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Poison Lily, Spider Lily
svenska: Strandkrinum
ไทย: พลับพลึง, วิรงรอง