Amaryllidaceae
Poisonbulb
Crinum asiaticum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Crinum
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Common names
By language (26)
- ace
- Sigandai
- Arabic
- دحداح أسيوي, اقرينون, كريم يمن, كرينوم
- Bangla
- সুখদর্শন, বড়ো কানসুর
- bjn
- Ganda pawangi
- Bulgarian
- Азиатски кринум
- Burmese
- ဂမုန်းကိုယ်ရံကြီး
- Cantonese
- 文殊蘭
- Chinese
- 文殊兰, 文殊蘭, 文珠蘭, 亚洲文殊兰
- Czech
- Křín asijský
- dtp
- Puun Bakung
- English
- Poisonbulb, Grand crinum lily, Poison bulb
- German
- Asiatische Hakenlilie
- Indonesian
- Bakung putih
- Japanese
- ハマオモト, はまゆう, ハマユウ, 浜万年青, 浜木綿
- Korean
- 문주란
- mad
- Bhâkong
- Malay
- Pokok Bakung
- Persian
- سوسن عنکبوتی
- pwn
- Ljivakung
- Russian
- Кринум азиатский
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇၶတ်ႉတႃႇလွႆ
- Slovenian
- Azijska kljukasta lilija
- Swedish
- Strandkrinum, Jättekrinum
- Telugu
- చెంగల్వ
- Thai
- พลับพลึง
- Vietnamese
- Náng, Chuối nước, Tỏi voi
Synonyms
- Bulbine asiatica Gaertn.
- Crinum albiflorum Noronha
- Crinum angustifolium Herb. ex Steud.
- Crinum asiaticum var. declinatum Herb.
- Crinum asiaticum var. procerum (Herb. & Carey) Baker
- Crinum brevifolium Roxb.
- Crinum floridum Fraser ex Herb.
- Crinum macrocarpum Carey ex Kunth
- Crinum rigidum Herb.
- Haemanthus pubescens Blanco
- Lilium pendulum Noronha
Flowers
- In flower
- April, June to February (from 253 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mister_bumble, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diana Fuentes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ian_mcallan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave Whitinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jhonatan Matheus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.