Crinum viviparum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| genus = Crinum

| species = viviparum

| authority = (Lam.) R. Ansari & V.J.Nair

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Crinum viviparum var. ensifolium
Crinum roxburghii Dalzell & A.Gibson
Crinum ensifolium Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.
Crinum defixum f. stephenhassardii
Crinum defixum var. ensifolium
Crinum defixum Ker Gawl.
Amaryllis vivipara Lam.
Amaryllis coenosa Hook.f.

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Crinum viviparumAnsari R, Nair VJ (1988) J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 11: 205. is a Monocot plant species in the family Amaryllidaceae distributed across Asia. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Distribution and description

Crinum viviparum is widely distributed in Asia: from the Indian subcontinent to Indo-China. In Vietnam names for this species include: nàng, nàng la gươm, and náng hoa đỏ.

Wild specimens may have a main stem up to {{cvt|600|mm}} tall, supported from a bulb {{cvt|50–60|mm}} wide. Flowers may be {{cvt|50–60|mm}} and white with pinkish margins.

Gallery

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Polytela Caterpillar 7595.jpg|Polytela caterpillar (a Noctuid herbivore)

References

{{cite web|url= http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/9766543|title= Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.|access-date= 12 February 2020 |author= Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed)|year= 2014| publisher =Species 2000: Reading, UK.}}

Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 9695 as C. ensifolium) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.