Crinum latifolium

Crinum latifolium Crinum latifolium Crinum latifolium

Crinum latifolium is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae). It arises from an underground bulb. The flowering stems are stout, reaching about 2 m in height. The leaves are long, linear and ligulate. The flowers are white and arranged in an umbel. It grows naturally in Asia, from India and Sri Lanka through much of mainland Southeast Asia to south China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan). It is also reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and in the Chagos Archipelago.

Scientific Synonyms:
  • Amaryllis insignis Ker Gawl
  • Amaryllis littoralis Salisb.
Family name:
  • AMARYLLIDACEAE
English name:
  • Wild Onion
  • Milk and Wine Lily
  • Crinum Lily
  • Pink-striped Trumpet Lily
  • Trumpet Lily
Sinhala name:
  • Goda manel (??? ??????)
Tamil name:
  • Visa-munkil
Sanskrit name:
  • Cakrangi/ Madhuparnika
Conservation status:
  • VU (NCS)-2012
Treatment for:
  • Swellings
  • Skin diseases
  • Hemorrhoids
Parts used in Treatment:
  • Tubers and leaves

Crinum latifolium Crinum latifolium Crinum latifolium

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