It was published by
Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Amongst these are: •
Crinum americanum L. – southern swamplily, seven sisters •
Crinum asiaticum L. – poisonbulb •
Crinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. – hardy swamplily •
Crinum latifolium L. •
Crinum macowanii Baker •
Crinum moorei Hook.f. •
Crinum pedunculatum R.Br.,
syn. C. asiaticum var.
pedunculatum – swamplily, river lily or spider lily •
Crinum thaianum Schulze – onion plant •
Crinum viviparum (Lam.) R.Ansari & V.J.Nair – Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China
Formerly placed here •
Agapanthus africanus (L.) Hoffmanns. (as
C. africanum L.) •
Ammocharis heterostyla (Bullock) Milne-Redh. & Schweick. (as
C. heterostylum Bullock) •
Cyrtanthus angustifolius (L.f.) Aiton (as
C. angustifolius L.f.) •
Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub (as
C. speciosum L.f.) •
Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton (as
C. obliquum L.f.) •
Hippeastrum argentinum (Pax) Hunz. (as
C. argentinum Pax) •
Urceolina urceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) Asch. & Graebn. (as
C. urceolatum Ruiz & Pav.)
Hybrids •
× Amarcrinum hybridised with
Amaryllis •
C. ×
powellii (garden hybrid between
C. bulbispermum and
C. moorei) - pale pink, fragrant, lily-like flowers produced in late summer •
C. ×
powellii 'Album' (white flowered cultivar)
Etymology The generic name
Crinum comes from the Ancient Greek
κρίνον (krinon), meaning lily, via the Latin
crinum. ==Uses==