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1189.000 Crinum - Vlei-lilies
Bjorå, C.S., Kwembeya, E.G., & Nordal, I. (2006) Crinum jasonii (Amaryllidaceae): a new endemic pan species of the Luangwa Valley in Zambia with notes on different seed structures in the genus Kew Bulletin 61 569-577
Kwembeya, E.G., Bjorå, C.S., Stedje, B. & Nordal, I. (2007) Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Crinum (Amaryllidaceae) with emphasis on tropical African species: evidence from trnL-F and nuclear ITS DNA sequence data Taxon 56(3) 801-810
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2006) Synopsis of the Amaryllidaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 18(2) 151-168
Description of the genus
Bulbous herbs. Scape flattened, solid. Leaves many, present at flowering time; apex truncate; margin hyaline, ciliate. Inflorescence a 1-25-flowered umbel. Flowers zygomorphic, often because of the deflexed style only, pale to deep pink or white. Tepals connate into a tube. Fruit indehiscent. Seeds with a thin corky covering. Derivation of name: Greek: lily Comment: The south-western corner of Zambia is a diversity hotspot of the genus, with several taxa still little known. C. carolo-schmidtii Dinter and C. subcernuum Baker are recorded from close to the Zambian border, and are likely to be found in Zambia. Sioma Ngwezi National Park, is a botanical blank sheet. Worldwide: 100 species, pantropical. Zambia: 12 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| aurantiacum Lehmiller | N,W,S | Description, Image |
| binghamii Nordal & Kwembeya [LR-nt] | B | Description, Image |
| carolo-schmidtii Dinter | Image | |
| crassicaule Baker | B,E,S | Description, Image |
| jasonii Bjorå & Nordal [VU] | Description, Image | |
| macowanii Baker | B,N,W,C,S | Description, Image |
| minimum Milne-Redh. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| paludosum I. Verd. | B | Description, Image |
| papillosum Nordal [EN] | N | Description, Image |
| rautanenianum Schinz | B,C,E | Description, Image |
| subcernuum Baker[DD] | N | Description, Image |
| verdoorniae Lehmiller | B,N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
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