Fig. 49: Crinum scabrum Herbert. William Herbert named
an exotic Crinum received from Brazil, a 'Lilium Rajados', the C. scabrum,
not knowing the bulb was Tropical African. This is the Brazilian exotic and
compares closely with Herbert's holotype illustration. We thank Willem Reuter
for this most informative photograph. Many variants and genetic forms exist
since the plants are scattered over some 5,000 miles of tropical Africa from
Sierra Leone to Ethiopia. Herbert recognized C. scabrum as a member of
the series Ornatae.
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Fig. 49: Crinum scabrum Herbert. William Herbert named
an exotic Crinum received from Brazil, a 'Lilium Rajados', the C. scabrum,
not knowing the bulb was Tropical African. This is the Brazilian exotic and
compares closely with Herbert's holotype illustration. We thank Willem Reuter
for this most informative photograph. Many variants and genetic forms exist
since the plants are scattered over some 5,000 miles of tropical Africa from
Sierra Leone to Ethiopia. Herbert recognized C. scabrum as a member of
the series Ornatae.