About Milk and Wine Lily
Crinum latifolium is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It arises from an underground bulb. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The leaves are long, linear and ligulate. The flowers are white and arranged in an umbel. It grows naturally in Asia, from India and Sri Lanka through much of mainland Southeast Asia to south China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan). It is also reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and in the Chagos Archipelago.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crinum latifolium
- Genus
- Crinum
- Family
- AMARYLLIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Banks of rivers
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- हाडे फूल Haade Phool
- Bengali
- সুখদর্শন Sukhadarshana, স দর্শন, সুখদর্শন
- Telugu
- క్రైనం లెటిఫొలియం
- Marathi
- गडांबी कांदा Gadabi Kanda, गुलाबी कर्णफूल Gulabi Karnaphul, गुलाबी कर्णफूल
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Milk and Wine Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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