Crinum lily
Crinum pedunculatum, Fam. Amaryllidaceae
1-3m high, perennial lily that grows from a bulb.
Weed Category: | |
Weed: | No |
Form or habit: | Herb |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Leaf: | Simple Basal Thick, errect and spreading green leaves, 60-200cm x 10-15cm. |
Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Flower colour: |
White |
Flower description: | White flowers with purple stamens, segments are slender and scented, 10cm diameter, Borne in clusters of 10-25, on flattened stalks between 30-80cm long, rising from lower leaf axils. November to March. |
Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Fruit colour: |
Green |
Fruit: | Fleshy |
Fruit description: | Green, fleshy, rounded capsules with a beak, 2-5cm diameter. |
Habitat: | Beach scrub, gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, littoral rainforest. |
Distribution | Northern Territory and Coastal Queensland and New South Wales. |
Food source for: | Food source for larvae of moths and butterflies. |
Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
Origin: | Australia |
Notes: | |
Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |