Crinum moorei

Crinum moorei
	Crinum moorei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Crinum
Species:	C. moorei
Binomial name
	Crinum moorei; Hook.f.
Synonyms
	Amaryllis moorei (Hook.f.) Stapf; Crinum colensoi Baker; Crinum makoyanum Carrière;

Crinum moorei is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, and native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal).^[2]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Amaryllis moorei (Hook.f.)
Heterotypic
- Crinum imbricatum Baker
- Crinum colensoi Baker
- Crinum mackenii Baker
- Crinum makoyanum Carrière
- Crinum moorei var. album hort.
- Crinum moorei var. platypetala hort.
- Crinum moorei var. rubra Hannibal
- Crinum natalense Baker
- Crinum schmidtii Regel

Hybrids

Distribution

Crinum moorei is native to Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It has been introduced in Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and Korea.^[3] It is grown in the Nilgiris and Idukki in the Western Ghats of South India.^[4]