Crinum jagus

Native to tropical Africa, it is a bulbous perennial herb with broad, bright green leaves that narrow toward their bases and have conspicuous parallel veins and often wavy margins. Flower stalks rise to about two feet, bearing clusters of two to twelve sweetly scented blooms. The flowers have long, slightly curved green tubes and six broad white segments that spread outward and bend back at their tips. Curved white stamens carry dark anthers. Rounded to elongated green fruits contain large, irregularly shaped green seeds. The species grows beside rivers and in damp forest habitats, including forest swamps, and is cultivated in tropical gardens. Photographed in Choco, Ecuador.