Pancratium (plant) been published using the name "Pancratium", but most have been transferred to other genera "(Clinanthus Hymenocallis Ismene Proiphys Stenomesson)." Only a few species are cultivated. "P. maritimum" and "P. illyricum" being the hardiest for outdoor cultivation, but shy flowering in cool areas. "P. zeylanicum" is sometimes grown as a hothouse container plant. , the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 21 species in the genus: Pancratium (plant) Pancratium is a genus of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae The flowers are large, white and fragrant. The perianth tube and the corona
Ornamental bulbous plant such as "Crocus cartwrightianus", flower in the autumn, either at the same time as the leaves appear or before. Others, such as "Arum creticum", produce leaves in the autumn which last through the winter until the plant flowers in the spring. Summer drought occurs particularly, but not exclusively, in those regions of the world with a Mediterranean climate, which are rich in bulbous plants. Such regions include the Mediterranean itself through to Central Asia, the south west of South Africa, the south west of Australia, parts of the western United States, such as California, and parts of western South America,