Common name: River Lily, Rivierlelie, Intelezi
Family: Amaryllidaceae
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Country of Origin: southern and east Africa
Description:
Uses: Widely used in traditional medicine, internally and as a poultice. The plants contain toxic alkaloids.
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USDA Zone:
Source: Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery
Provenance:
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, RSA. Plants from Wayne Paquette, Quackin' Grass Nursery, ex Ellen Hornig collection. April 8 2024.
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Culture:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- SubFamily: Amaryllidoideae
- Tribe: Amaryllideae
- SubTribe: Crininae
References:
Alice Notten, 2013. PlantZAfrica article on Crinum macowanii. accessed July 28, 2024.
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