Family | Amaryllidaceae |
Scientific name | Lycoris sanguinea Maximovicz var. kiushiana (Makino) T. Koyama |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-kitune-no-kamisori (オオキツネノカミソリ, 大狐ノ剃刀 [meaning: large fox razor]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest or forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 (2x), 33(3x), 44 (4x) |
Description | Leaves 10-12mm wide. Scapes 30-60cm tall. Flowers orange perianths 8-9cm, flowering in July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lycoris sanguinea Maxim. var. kiusiana (Makino) T. Koyama |
Fertile taxa with a pair of [A]-type genome | |
Studies on Speciation in Genus Lycoris Using Interspecific Hybrids and Selfed Plants Produced through Embryo Rescue [PDF] | |
Karyotypes of six populations of Lycoris radiata and discovery of the tetraploid [PDF] | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |