Crinum latifolium
L.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis insignis Ker Gawl.
Amaryllis littoralis Salisb.
Amaryllis moluccana Ker Gawl.
Crinum cochinchinense M.Roem.
Crinum esquirolii H.Lév.
Crinum insigne (Ker Gawl.) Sweet
Crinum jemenicum Dammann
Crinum jemense Dammann
Crinum longistylum Herb. ex Steud.
Crinum moluccanum Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.
Crinum ornatum acutior Herb.
Crinum ornatum careyanum (Herb.) Herb.
Crinum ornatum insigne (Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Crinum ornatum latifolium (L.) Herb.
Crinum ornatum longistylum Herb.
Crinum ornatum moluccanum (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Herb.
Crinum ornatum speciosum Herb.
Crinum speciosum Herb.
Common Name:
General Information
Crinum latifolium is a perennial plant growing up to 150cm tall. Growing from a bulb 8 - 15 cm in diameter, it produces 12 - 20 oblong-linear leaves 60 - 120cm long and 4 - 7cm wide[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its sweetly fragrant flowers[
372- Title
- Flowers of India
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- Author
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- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
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- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
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- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Habitat
Dry river beds and sandy soils[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Properties
| Weed Potential | Yes |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Bulb |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun or partial shade, requiring a well-drained soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
The plant sometimes escapes from cultivation[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Bulbs are sensitive to transplanting and can take several years to become established. After this, they will usually reproduce rapidly from offsets to produce the overcrowded conditions that stimulate them to flower freely[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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The flowers open at night and last for just one day.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bulbs are extremely acrid and only used externally. In India, when roasted, they are used as a rubefacient in the treatment of rheumatism, or are crushed on piles and abscesses to cause suppuration[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
The juice of the leaves is used in the treatment of earache[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe, placing 2 - 3 seeds in individual pots. Do not cover the seed. Once they have germinated, you can thin each pot to just one plant if required, though we have not found this to be necessary. Give an occasional liquid feed to ensure that the plants do not suffer nutritional deficiencies. Grow them on until large enough to plant out.
Division of offsets when the plant is dormant.
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