Amaryllidaceae
Crinum

Crinum abyssinicum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

First published in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 311 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Tropical Africa. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S. & Nordal, I. (2010). Aloes and other Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea, ed, 2: 1-351. Shama Books, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Andrews, F.W. (1956). The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 1-579. T.Buncle & co., LTD., Arbroath, Scotland.
  • Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1997). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 6: 1-586. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by I. Nordal [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schimper [1374] Ethiopia K000365452 Type Yes
Schimper [1374] Ethiopia K000365453 Type Yes
Schimper [1198] Ethiopia K002851184 Yes
Friis, I.; Sebsebe, D. [10146] Ethiopia K002851183 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [459-A] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851188 Yes
s.coll. [WN 119] Crinum schimperi K002852170 Yes
Ash, J.W. [861] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851191 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Gilbert, S.B. [1813] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851214 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4441] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851226 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Edwards, S.; Kelbessa, E.; Sebsebe, D. [7354] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851217 Yes
Barbier, C. [1105] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851223 Yes
s.coll. [4441] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851227 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Crinum schimperi K002851229 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5421] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851215 Yes
Westphal, E.; Westphal-Stevels, J.M.C. [4955] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851218 Yes
Archer, W.A. [10008] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851189 Yes
Burger, W. [1696] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851212 Yes
Ash, J.W. [846] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851192 Yes
Palm, H. [s.n.] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002852171 Yes
Ash, J.W. [861] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851193 Yes
Thulin, M.; Hunde, A.; Tadesse, M. [3376] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851185 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [459 A] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851187 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde, B.E.E.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [7930] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851220 Yes
Harrington, B. [5] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851221 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851228 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [8948] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851219 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Crinum schimperi K002852168 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland [943] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851224 Yes
Herbert, E.J. [71] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851213 Yes
s.coll. [WN 119] Crinum schimperi K002852169 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Milne-Redhead, E. [B 4627] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851225 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002852167 Yes
Barbier, C. [1105] Somalia Crinum schimperi K002851222 Yes
Gilbert, E.F. [458] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851194 Yes
Friis, I.; Lawesson, J. [5421] Ethiopia Crinum schimperi K002851216 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0