Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Calochortoideae |
Scientific name | Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker |
Synonyms | Tricyrtis japonica Miquel; Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker forma albescens (Makino) Hiyama; Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker var. albescens Makino; Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker var. parviflora (Dam.) Masamune; Uvuralia hirta Thunberg |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hototogisu (ホトトギス, 杜鵑 [hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus]) |
(English common name) hairy toadlily, toadlily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Sizuoka prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest or wet rock wall |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants 40-100cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, hairy. Flowers purple or white (forma albescens) perianths each 25-27mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 28-32mm, seeds 2mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Tricyrtis hirta (Thunb.) Hook. |
Remedies (European Patent EP1563841/2005) |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |