Crinum americanum Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 292. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C) Jarvis, Charlie    Crinum americanum Linnaeus ,  Species Plantarum 1 : 292. 1753  ZGP3 L. Linnaeus 1753 Liliopsida Amaryllidaceae Crinum Plantae Asparagales Tracheophyta species americanum      Crinum americanumLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum1: 292. 1753.  "Habitat in America." RCN: 2328.    Lectotype(Wijnands, Bot. Commelins: 36. 1983): Herb. Clifford: 127,  Crinum1, sheet A (BM-000558534).   Generitypeof  CrinumLinnaeus(vide Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 145. 1929).   Note:Lehmiller (in Herbertia49: 58-66. 1994) provided a detailed review but, wrongly, did not admit the Clifford collection as original material, concluding that Commelin'st. 15 must be regarded as the lectotype. Wijnands'choice of the Clifford sheet has priority. 2612073115 BM BM-000558534 lectotype