Lilium japonicum




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