Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Calochortoideae |
Scientific name | Tricyrtis macrantha Maximovicz subsp. macranthopsis (Masamune) Kitamura |
Synonyms | Tricyrtis macranthopsis Masamune |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kii jourou hototogisu (キイジョウロウホトトギス, 紀伊上臈杜鵑 [kii female officials hototogisu (kii = an old name of Wakayama prefecture, hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kii peninsula) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountain rock wall |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants 40-80cm long. Leaves 12-18cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each 4-4.5cm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 22-25mm, seeds 1mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Tricyrtis macranthopsis Masam. |
Note | Native to Japan, rare species |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |