Nagdamani / Tree Crinum
Crinum asiaticum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crinum asiaticum
- Genus
- Crinum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On the sandy grounds fronting the sea in deltaic forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Java
- Distribution
- South India, Sri Lanka, Java
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
Typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- नागदमनी nagdamani, सुखदर्शन sukhdarshan
- Bengali
- বড়ো কানুর baro kanur, কোবা রসুন koba rasun, নাগদল nagdal
- Tamil
- நரிவெங்காயம் nari-venkayam, பெருநரிவெங்காயம் peru-narivenkayam, விஷமூங்கில் visa-munkil
- Telugu
- చెంగలువ chengalva, కేసరచెట్టు kesarchettu, లక్ష్మీనారాయణచెట్టు lakshminarayana chettu
- Kannada
- ನಾಗದಾಳಿ naagdaali, ವಿಷಬಿದುರು vishabiduru, ವಿಷಮುಂಗುಲಿ vishamunguli
- Malayalam
- വെളുത്തപോളതാളി veluttapolatali
- Marathi
- भुईशिरड bhuishirad, नागदमनी nagadamani, नागदवण nagadavana
About Nagdamani
Tree Crinum (Crinum asiaticum) is a herb belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family (Amaryllis Family). It is typically found in on the sandy grounds fronting the sea in deltaic forests. It is native to India, Sri Lanka, Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-August. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Nagdamani belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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