Pancratium zeylanicum

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Pancratium zeylanicum

Description

Glabrous herbs. Leaves linear to narrowly elliptic, acute, 12-40 cm by 8-30 mm. Inflorescences 1-flowered; Flowers with 2.5-3.5 cm long perigone-tube, lobes linear, 6.5-8 cm long and 4-7 mm wide, acuminate.

Distribution

Ambon present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Jawa (Jawa present); Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Biliran present, Gorontala present, Luzon present, Minahasa present, Palawan present, Pandaran present
Malesia: Borneo (Pandaran), Java, Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Biliran), Celebes (Minahasa), Moluccas (Ambon, Gorontala). Also cultivated in gardens.

Citation

Backer & Bakh. f. 1968 – In: Fl. Java: 141
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ned. Indië: 582
Koord. 1898 – In: Meded. Lands Plantent.: 310
Hooker 1825 – In: Curt. Bot. Mag.: t. 2528
L. 1918: Sp. Blanc.: 99
Naves 1880: Nov. App.: 256
Baker 1888: Handb. Amaryll.: 48
L. 1925 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 212
Blanco 1877 – In: Fl. Filip., ed. 3: 317
Merr. 1912: Fl. Manila: 148