Crinum americanum

Crinum americanum is an aquatic angiosperm native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, as well as Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[2] Common names for this species include Florida swamp-lily,[3] string lily,[3] and southern swamp crinum.[3] The species grows in small groups in still water habitats.

Crinum americanum
American Crinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Crinum
Species:
C. americanum
Binomial name
Crinum americanum
Synonyms[1]
  • Bulbine uncinata Moench
  • Crinum caribaeum Baker
  • Crinum ceruleum Raf.
  • Crinum commelyni DC. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum conicum M.Roem.
  • Crinum floridanum Griseb.
  • Crinum herbertianum Schult. & Schult.f.
  • Crinum longiflorum Herb.
  • Crinum roozenianum O'Brien
  • Crinum strictum Herb. nom. illeg.
  • Crinum texanum Hannibal nom. illeg.
  • Scadianus multiflorus Raf.

Crinum species are now members of the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae;[4] they were formerly placed in the family Liliaceae. They are monocots with six flower petals in white at approximately 10 cm across.

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. "Crinum americanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x


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