Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Crinum erubescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crinum erubescens is a perennial plant growing up to 90cm tall from an underground bulb up to 10cm in diameter. It produces a cluster of strap-shaped leaves up to 90cm long and 8cm wide[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication 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. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its flowers.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Mexico.

HabitatWet soil or shallow water, usually at the margins of streams or lakes, chiefly at low elevations, but collected as high as 1,800 metres in Guatemala, possibly only as an escape from cultivation[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].