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Genus: Crinum
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales
> Family: Amaryllidaceae
About 65 species worldwide, found
mainly in the tropics. There are 23 species indigenous to southern Africa. An
additional three exotic species are cultivated in the region.
Some species have poisonous seeds and
bulbs, containing haemolytic saponin, and the alkaloids lycorine, crinine
and crinamine.
Species indigenous to southern Africa
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