| Family |
Liliaceae |
| Subfamily |
Lilioideae |
| Tribe |
Lilieae |
| Scientific name |
Lilium formosanum Wallace |
| Synonyms |
Lilium formosanum Wallace var. pricei Stoker; Lilium longiflorum Thunberg
var. formosanum Baker; Lilium philippinense Baker var. formosanum (Baker)
E. H. Wilson ex A. Grove; Lilium yoshidaii Leichtlin |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) takasago-yuri (タカサゴユリ, 高砂百合 [meaning: Takasago lily
(Takasago = Taiwan)]) |
| (English common name) Formosa lily |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Taiwan |
| Habitat |
Fields, roadside, stone wall |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=24 (2x) |
| Description |
Plants 30-150cm tall. Leaves 10-25cm long, 4-12mm wide. Flowers 6 white
(abaxial: purple-red tinged) perianths each 15-20cm long, flowering in July to November. Fruits 5-7cm
long, 2-4cm wide. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Lilium formosanum Wallace |
| Lilium formosanum Wallace |
| Note |
Naturalaized plants (introduced as garden flower in 1924). |
