Plant descriptions ²

Geophytic plant. Bulb 10-14 cm diameter. Leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, 40 cm long. Inflorescences coriaceous, 1 m long, in umbel, with 8 to 20 flowers, sessile; bracts spathulate to slightly oblanceolate, green, 3.5-8 cm long. Fruit globose, up until 6m.

Elevation ²

Up to 1 200 m.

Similar species ²

Syn. Crinum ligulatum.

Reference ²

Humbert H., 1950. 41è Famille - Amaryllidaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. 15 p.

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
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More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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