Crinum malabaricum


Crinum malabaricum is a plant species belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae.

Description

It is a fully immersed herb growing from tunicated bulb. There are 8-19 flat, strap shaped leaves per bulb. Leaves are whitish in the base, dark green above and floating on the water surface. They gradually narrow from base to apex and are with minute forward pointed spinules. White sweet scented flowers with dark red styles are seen in umbels.

Range

This species was first described from Periya, Kasargod in 2012

Habitat

Grows in seasonally running streams along with other water loving plants