Crinum asiaticum
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Description
Herb to 200 cm tall.
Leaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, 50-150 by (3-)3.5-20 cm.
Flowers white, fragrant at night.
Stamens pink to purple;
Seeds 1-5 per cell.
Distribution
Ambon present, Asia-Tropical: Bismarck Archipelago (Bismarck Archipelago present); Borneo present (Brunei present, Sarawak present); Cambodia (Cambodia present); India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Laos (Laos present); Malaya present (Singapore present); Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present); Vietnam (Vietnam present), Burma present, Carolines present, Cocos Is present, Guam present, Indian Ocean present, Luzon present, Madura present, Marshalls present, Mascarenes present, Merauke present, Milne Bay present, Mindanao present, Mindoro present, N Celebes present, NW Australia present, New Caledonia present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present); Samoa (Samoa present), Pacific Is present, Palawan present, Sepik present, Seram present, Solomons present, Timor present, continental Asia present
Continental Asia (India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam), Cocos Is. (Indian Ocean), Mascarenes, NW Australia, Pacific Is. (Guam, Carolines, Marshalls, Solomons, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa); Malesia: Sumatra, Malaya, Singapore, Borneo (Brunei, Sarawak), Java, Madura, Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan, Mindanao), N Celebes, Timor, Moluccas (Ambon, Seram), New Guinea (Merauke, Sepik, Milne Bay), Bismarck Archipelago.
Citation
Ker-GawL 1814 – In: Curt. Bot. Mag.: t. 1605
Naves 1880: Nov. App.: 254
Henderson 1954: Mai. Wild Fl.: 164
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Indië: 580
Baker 1888: Handb. Amaryll.: 82
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Indië: 580
Peekel 1984: Fl. Bismarck Arch. Natur.: 87
Merr. 1925 – In: Enum. Philipp. How. Pl.: 210
Laut. 1913 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 302
Naves 1880: Nov. App.: 254
Baker 1888: Handb. Amaryll.: 75
Hallier 1913 – In: Nova Guinea: 899
Backer & Bakh. f. 1968 – In: Fl. Java: 136
Baker 1888: Handb. Amaryll.: 75
Naves 1880: Nov. App.: 254
auct. non Ker-Gawl.: Ridley 1924 – In: Fl. Mai. Penins.: 301
Lindley 1887 – In: Edw. Bot. Reg.: L 1049
Ridley 1907 – In: Mat. Fl. Mai. Penins.: 68
Baker 1888: Handb. Amaryll.: 75
Ridley 1924 – In: Fl. Mai. Penins.: 301
Baker 1924 – In: Fl. Mai. Penins.: 301
Ker-Gawl. 1808 – In: Curt. Bot. Mag.: t. 1073
Ridley 1904 – In: Agr. Bull.: 310
Koord. 1898 – In: Meded. Lands Plantent.: 309
Blanco 1877: p. 314. – In: Fl. filip., ed. 3: t. 168
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Indie: 581