Nagdamani / Tree Crinum
Crinum asiaticum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- March-August
How to identify Nagdamani
Identify Nagdamani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Undulate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Umbel.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
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, Lakshadweep, Telangana, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Its leaves are lanceolate, margin undulate, apically acuminate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“Its leaves are lanceolate, margin undulate, apically acuminate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nagdamani itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“The inflorescence is an umbel with 10-24 flowers, six petaloid tepals, and aromatic.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is an oblate capsule, green, and 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nagdamani itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
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) belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala and 13 other states. It grows in on the sandy grounds fronting the sea in deltaic forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to August.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Nagdamani belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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