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AMARYLLIDACEAE 211 



CRINUM ZEYLANICUM Linn. Syst. ed. 12 (1767) 236; Baker Handb. 

 Amaryl. (1888) 87; Merr. Fl. Manila (1912) 148. 

 Crinum ornatum Herb. Amaryll. (1837) 262; Naves Novis. App. 

 (1880) 255. 

 Cultivated for ornamental purposes but nowhere naturalized. A native 

 of tropical Asia. 



Local names: Lilio (Sp.) ; lirio (Tag.). 



EXCLUDED SPECIES 



Crinum amabile Bonn; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 254. 

 Crinum amoenum Roxb.; Naves 1. c. 

 Crinum defixum Ker; Naves 1. c. 

 Crinum pratense Hub.;) Naves 1. c. 

 Crinum sumatranum Roxb.; Naves 1. c. 



3. HYMENOCALLIS Salisbury 



HYMENOCALLIS LITTORALE (Jacq.) Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soc. 1 



(1812) 338; Merr. Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 98. 

 Pancratium littorale Jacq. Select. Stirp. Amer. (1763) 99. 

 Pancratium illyricum Blanco Fl. Filip. (1837) 251, ed. 2 (1845) 176, 



ed. 3, 1 (1877) 316, t. AH (as Hymenocallis adnata Herb.), non 



Linn. 

 Pancratium maritimum Blanco op. cit. 252, 177, 316; Naves Novis. 



App. (1880) 256; Merr. in Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 27 (1905) 



86, non Linn. 

 Hymenocallis adnata Herb. Amaryll. (1837) 215; Naves Novis. App. 



(1880) 256. 

 Hymenocallis tenuiflora Herb. Amaryll. Suppl. (1837) 44; Merr, Fl. 



Manila (1912) 149. 

 Cultivated in Manila and other towns, occasional in waste places, etc., 

 but apparently propagating only by its bulbs. A native of tropical. America. 



4. EUCHARIS Planchon and Linden 



EUCHARIS GRAND! FLORA Planch. & Linden Fl. des Serres I 9 (1853- 

 54) 255; Mem Fl. Manila (1912) 149. 

 This occurs in the Philippines only as a cultivated ornamental in Manila 

 and in a few of the larger towns. A native of South America. The 

 Amazon lily. 



5. EURYCLES Salisbury 



EURYCLES AMBOINENSIS (Linn.) Lindl. in Loud. Encycl. PI. (1829) 



242; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1859) 582; Naves Novis. App. (1880) 



255; Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 152, Rev. PI. Vase. Filip. 



(1886) 276; Merr. FL Manila (1912) 149, Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 99. 



Pancratium amboinense Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) 291; Blanco Fl. Filip. 



(1837) 252, ed. 2 (1845) 177, ed. 3, 1 (1877) 317, t. U06. 

 Eurycles sylvestris Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soc. 1 (1812) 337. 

 Luzon (Cavite, Rizal, Laguna), Mindoro, Palawan. In secondary for- 

 ests at low altitudes, never far from settlements and hence probably 

 introduced; often cultivated for ornamental purposes. Malay Peninsula 

 and Archipelago to tropical Australia. 



