River Crinum Lily
Crinum viviparum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- June-January
How to identify River Crinum Lily
Identify River Crinum Lily 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 colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaryllidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is River Crinum Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crinum viviparum
- Genus
- Crinum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along muddy banks of rivers and often immersed
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Broad strap-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for River Crinum Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowers may be 50–60 mm (2.0–2.4 in) and white with pinkish margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for River Crinum Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Amaryllidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെളുത്ത പോളത്താളി
About River Crinum Lily
A member of the Amaryllidaceae family, River Crinum Lily (Crinum viviparum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and 3 other states. It grows in along muddy banks of rivers and often immersed. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis Family
River Crinum Lily belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family.
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