page_title: Crinum mauritianum
section_title: Distribution and rediscovery
hierarchical_section_title: Crinum mauritianum / Distribution and rediscovery
caption_attribution_description: English: Crinum mauritianum Vallee dOosterlog
context_page_description: Crinum mauritianum is a herbaceous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae, and endemic to Mauritius.
context_section_description: Formerly widespread across the wetter areas of Mauritius, it was believed to be extinct, but was rediscovered in 1973, near Midlands Dam (Barrage de Midlands). 
  It has become an ornamental in Mauritius, frequently used in landscaping, due to its white flowers and partially succulent, upwards curving leaves. 
  It can therefore easily be confused with the non-native species Crinum asiaticum, which is also used for public landscaping in Mauritius. However, that species has broader, strap-shaped leaves. The narrow, stiffer, often upturned leaves of C.mauritianum are relatively unique and can be used to distinguish it from the introduced species of Crinum.
caption: Crinum mauritianum specimen in cultivation, showing the semi-ripe fruits.
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