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Crinum × amabile.jpg

Crinum × amabile  Donn ex Ker Gawl.

Giant Spider Lily

Plants > Angiosperms > Amaryllidaceae > Crinum × amabile

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Crinum
Nothospecies​: amabile


  • Common names: Giant Spider Lily
  • Thai names: พลับพลึง Phlap phlueng, ลิลัว Li lou
  • Chinese names: 
  • Distribution: 
  • Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: The Plant List has Crinum × amabile is a valid name however according to The Pacific Bulb Society it was named as a species but is now understood to be a hybrid of C. zeylanicum × C. asiaticum. C. × amabile has upright fountain of foliage to 4-5'/1.5 m of broad shiny medium green leaves with a prominent whitish mid rib on the underside. Plants growing in full sun sometimes show a wine tinting on the youngest growth in the center, but this fades rapidly as the leaves expand and older leaves only have pigment on the very base and stem. Scapes are variably pigmented depending on the light conditions & flower pedals are bright wine red on the outside and pink striped with narrower paler stripe down each edge.
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Image locations

Images of Crinum × amabile from Thailand.
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Crinum × amabile, Pai Mae Hong Son, October 2016
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Crinum × amabile, Pai Mae Hong Son, October 2016

References: 
​The Plant List
Pacific Bulb Society
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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