It is a bulb-forming perennial producing an umbel of large, showy flowers that are prized by gardeners.

It is naturalized in Mexico, the West Indies, the US (Florida and Louisiana), numerous Pacific islands, Madagascar and the Chagos Archipelago.

[1] Crinum asiaticum is a perennial herb that typically grows up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall.

Its perianth tube is slender and straight, green white, 7–10 cm, diameter 1.5–2 mm.

The corolla is spider-like shaped, white, linear, revolute, attenuate, 4.5–9 cm long, and 6–9 mm wide.

When eaten, it can cause vomiting, abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, constipation, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, fever, etc.

[6] The Tao people indigenous to Taiwan's Orchid Island uses slices of its stem (known as vakong) tied to a heavy object to bait fish going into their nets.