Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Lilioideae |
Tribe | Lilieae |
Scientific name | Lilium japonicum Thunberg ex Houttuyu |
Synonyms | Lilium krameri Hooker f.; Lilium makinoi Koizumi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) sasa-yuri (ササユリ, 笹百合 [meaning: bamboo lily]), sayuri (サユリ, 小百合 [meaning: pretty lily]) |
(English common name) Japanese lily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Cntral region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane bamboo grass fields |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24+1-2B |
Description | Bulbs 2-4cm across. Plants electing 50-100cm tall, non hair. Leaves 8-23cm long, petioles 4-10mm long. Flowers pink perianths each 10-15cm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lilium japonicum Thunb. ex Houtt. |
Promoter of formation of bulblet of Lilium japonicum Thanb. (Japanese Patent JP04264008/1992) |
June 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |