Crinum americanum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 292. 1753.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 2328.

Lectotype (Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 36. 1983): Herb. Clifford: 127, Crinum 1, sheet A (BM-000558534) .

Generitype of Crinum Linnaeus (vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 145. 1929).

Current name: Crinum americanum L. ( Liliaceae / Amaryllidaceae).

Note: Lehmiller (in Herbertia 49: 58-66. 1994) provided a detailed review but, wrongly, did not admit the Clifford collection as original material, concluding that Commelin’s t. 15 must be regarded as the lectotype. Wijnands’ choice of the Clifford sheet has priority.