Lilium japonicum var. abeanum




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Lilium japonicum Thunberg ex Houttuyu var. abeanum (Honda) Kitamura
Synonyms Lilium abeanum Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) jinryo-yuri (ジンリョウユリ, 神領百合 [meaning: Jinryo lily (Jinryo = a local area in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku (Tokushima Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane serpentinite fields
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 50-80cm tall. Flowers pink perianths 6-8cm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants.
Reference Phylogenetic Relationships among Lilium auratum Lindley, L. auratum var. platyphyllum Baker and L. rubellum Baker Based on Three Spacer Regions in Chloroplast DNA
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.
Photos below are those of a plant which was cultivated by Madame Tomoko Taniai and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu.



May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu