ကိုယ်ရံလေး

Myanmar Name – Koyanlay

Common Name – River crinum lily

Botanical Name – Crinum viviparum (Lam.) R.Ansari & V.J.Nair

Family Name – Amaryllidaceae

Habitat – It grows along the edges of rivers and streams. It is moist, grows in sandy or loamy soils and tolerates periodic flooding. This plant is found in coastal areas, it is especially common in South Africa, India where it can be found growing in salt marshes and estuaries.

Habit – Stem up to 0.6 meter in height. The plant produces tall flower stalks that rise above the foliage, bearing clusters of white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Bark – Stem up to 0.6 meter in height. The plant produces tall flower stalks that rise above the foliage, bearing clusters of white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Leaves – Stem up to 0.6 meter in height. The plant produces tall flower stalks that rise above the foliage, bearing clusters of white, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Inflorescence and Flower – Flowers white to reddish, bisexual, borne in 6-15 flowered umbels on a 45-75 cm long, cylindrical stalk, with 2 oblong-lanceolate bracts 3.8-5 cm long; perianth tube 6-13 cm long, cylindrical, segments nearly as long, narrowly linear-lanceolate, reflexed or drooping, filaments shorter than perianth segments, spreading, bright red.

Fruit and Seed – Fruit subglobose, 2.5 cm in diam, short-stalked, beaked by the perianth tube; seeds rugose.

Flowering and Fruiting Time – Flowering time from April to September and fruiting time from August to October.

Usage – As an ornamental plant in gardens and landscapes. In traditional medicine for various purposes, including treating skin conditions, fever, and gastrointestinal disorders.