Tricyrtis ishiiana




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis ishiiana (Kitagawa & T. Koyama) Ohwi & Okuyama
Synonyms Tricyrtis macrantha Maximovicz var. ishiiana Kitagawa & T. Koyama
Common name (Japanese common name) sagami-jourou-hototogisu (サガミジョウロウホトトギス, 相模上臈杜鵑 [meaning: Sagami female officials hototogisu (Sagami = an old name of Kanagawa Prefecture, hototogisu = Tricyrtis hirta)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanagawa Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane rock wall
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 40-80cm long. Leaves 7-15cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each ca. 2cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis ishiiana (Kitag. & T. Koyama) Ohwi & Okuyama
Development and characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered Tricyrtis ishiiana (Convallariaceae), a local endemic plant in Japan
Note Rare species.



October 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
October 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden