Crinum malabaricum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Crinum malabaricum
Identify Crinum malabaricum 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: Broad strap-like.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Umbel.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Crinum malabaricum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crinum malabaricum
- Genus
- Crinum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Aquatic and submerged
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- CR
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad strap-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Crinum malabaricum itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“White sweet scented flowers with dark red styles are seen in umbels.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Crinum malabaricum itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- പെരിയ പോളത്താളി
About Crinum malabaricum
A member of the Amaryllidaceae family, Crinum malabaricum is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in aquatic and submerged. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
Crinum malabaricum belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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