Crinum amoenum Ker Gawl. ex Roxb

 
  • Family : AMARYLLIDACEAE
    (Amaryllis Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SUDARSHAN FAMILY (सुदर्शन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Amaryllidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Crinum amoenum var. verecundum (Carey ex Herb.) Herb.; Crinum himalense Royle; Crinum verecundum Carey ex Herb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Crinum amoenum Ker Gawl. ex Roxb
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Sub aquatic
  • Comments / notes : Along river banks
  • Key identification features : Rhizomes globose; Leaves suberect, ensiform, acuminate, margin subscabrous, tapering from base, bright green; Inflorescence umbel on slender, subcylindric scape; Flowers white, tube green; Fruits sub-globose, dehiscing.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collector(s) Name : M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 22nd October
  • Collection Nos : RRL 5312
  • Collection Locality : Gurguria-Jashipur, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Pune district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 196
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Crinum amoenum. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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