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Amaryllidaceae

Ceylon swamplily

Crinum zeylanicum (L.) L.

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Crinum

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Common names

By language (4)
Bulgarian
Цейлонски кринум
Chinese
斯里兰卡文殊兰
English
Ceylon swamplily
Russian
Кринум цейлонский, Кринум шершавый

Synonyms

  • Amaryllis zeylanica L.
  • Crinum latifolium var. zeylanicum (L.) Hook.f.
  • Taenais zeylanica (L.) Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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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.