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 |