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Crinum asiaticum L.

  • Common Name: Asiatic Poison Lily, Poison Bulb
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: tropical Indo-Pacific
  • Habitat: sandy seashores or mangrove associations

  • Uses: It is used as a poultice for aches, sores and chaps. Crushed leaves are used to treat piles, mixed with honey and applied to wounds and abscesses.
  • USDA Zone: 10-12

Restrictions:

  • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption

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Flowering Data:

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500560
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1214 - AUS:Phillipines-Polynesia B
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-11-2013

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae
  • SubFamily: Amaryllidoideae
  • Tribe: Amaryllideae
  • SubTribe: Crininae

References:

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Other Accessions in Amaryllidaceae

Subfamily Agapanthoideae

Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Allieae

Subfamily Allioideae
Tribe Tulbaghieae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Amaryllideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Cyrtantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Galantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Griffineae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Haemantheae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hippeastreae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Hymenocallideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Lycorideae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Narcisseae

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Tribe Stenomesseae

W/C = Wild Collected

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