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Grand Crinum Lily
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Grand Crinum Lily
ative Photo: Tabish
Common name: Grand crinum lily, Poison Bulb, Giant Crinum Lily, Spider Lily • Assamese: বন নহৰু bon nohoru, ঢেকি ফুল dheki phul, জজং jajang, কনাৰী konari, নাগদামিনী nagdamini, সুখদৰ্শন sukhdarsan • Bengali: বড়ো কানুর baro kanur, কোবা রসুন koba rasun, নাগদল nagdal, নাগদামিনী nagdamini, সুদর্শন sudarsan, সুখদর্শন sukhdarshan • Gujarati: નાગદમની nagdamani, સુખદર્શન sukhdarshan • Hindi: नागदमनी nagdamani, सुखदर्शन sukhdarshan • Kannada: ನಾಗದಾಳಿ naagdaali, ವಿಷಬಿದುರು vishabiduru, ವಿಷಮುಂಗುಲಿ vishamunguli • Konkani: नागदवण nagdavan • Malayalam: വെളുത്തപോളതാളി veluttapolatali • Marathi: भुईशिरड bhuishirad, नागदमनी nagadamani, नागदवण nagadavana • Odia: ଆରିସା arisa, ଢିଙ୍କିଆ ଦଳ dhinkiadala, ନାଗଦମନୀ nagadamani • Sanskrit: नागदमनी nagadamani, सुदर्शन sudarsana, विषमण्डल vishamandala • Tamil: நரிவெங்காயம் nari-venkayam, பெருநரிவெங்காயம் peru-narivenkayam, விஷமூங்கில் visa-munkil • Telugu: చెంగలువ chengalva, కేసరచెట్టు kesarchettu, లక్ష్మీనారాయణచెట్టు lakshminarayana chettu, విషమంగలి visha-mungali • Tulu: ಇಸಮುಂಗಿಲಿ isamungili • Urdu: سکهہدرشن sukhdarshan Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Crinum asiaticum    Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
This crinum lily makes an imposing presence in the garden. Dark green strap-like leaves may be more than 3 feet long by 4 inches wide. Flowers are shaped like tubes that flare open into a crown of narrow petals. The flowers are white and are arranged in clusters atop thick, succulent stems. Stamens are purple in color.
Identification credit: S. Kasim Photographed in Lodhi Garden, Delhi
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