Crinum americanum L. (Sp. Pl. 292. 1753)
Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native?), Cayman Island (native), ], North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Lirio (Cuba), Lirio de San Pedro (Cuba), Seven sisters (Cayman Isl.),
Synonyms: Crinum caribaeum Baker (Gard. Chron. 1881(2): 40. 1881.),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 3). Proctor, G.R. 1984. Flora of the Cayman Islands. Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. 11: i-xii, 1-834. Her Majesty’s Staionery Office, London. 4). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 5). Urquiola Cruz, A.J. and S. Gonzáles León. 2009.Amarillidaceae. Flora de la República de Cuba, Serie A, Plantas Vasculares. Fasc. 15(3): 1-35. 6). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Originally in Alliaceae.
Last edited 24 Jan 07