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Crinum × amabile

Donn ex Ker Gawl. (1814)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Genus: Crinum

giant spider lily, queen emma lily

Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 39: t. 1605 (1814)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crinum × amabile Tantalus; garden of Dr. Adrian Bash Preserved_Specimen Herb to 1.3 m; lvs dark yellow-green above, slightly lighter below; midrib below raised, tinged reddish-purple, above depressed; Peduncle & pedicel purple; lvs to 1.5 m x 12.5 cm; calyx 6-lobed, purple below, white heavily tinged purple above; Stamens purple; anthers yellow. Teraoka, W. 374 Oahu BISH 1980-10-23
2 Crinum × amabile Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG HQ at S end of Papalina Road Preserved_Specimen Herb 1 m tall, pseudosetm short, 10 cm diam.; lvs densely clustered, concave; infl. axillary, nodding; flwrs ca. 30, tube dark purple & white striped; filaments & style purple; very fragrant flwrs. Lorence, D.H. 7441 Kauai BISH 1994-02-10
3 Crinum × amabile Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG HQ at S end of Papalina Road Preserved_Specimen Herb 1 m tall, pseudosetm short, 10 cm diam.; lvs densely clustered, concave; infl. axillary, nodding; flwrs ca. 30, tube dark purple & white striped; filaments & style purple; very fragrant flwrs. Lorence, D.H. 7441 Kauai BISH 1994-02-10
4 Crinum × amabile Honolulu; 2859 Manoa Road Preserved_Specimen Flwrs white & purple-red; lvs wide, ca. 5' long. Cooke Jr., C.M. Oahu BISH 1943-08-03
5 Crinum × amabile Honolulu; 2635 Oahu Avenue Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-10-14
6 Crinum × amabile Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Oahu BISH 1941-09-18
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