Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Calochortoideae |
Scientific name | Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel |
Synonyms | Tricyrtis chugokuensis Koidzumi; Tricyrtis dilatata Nakai; Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel forma epunctata Akasawa; Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel var. hirsuta Koidzumi; Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel var. glabrescens Koidzumi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yama-hototogisu (ヤマホトトギス, 山杜鵑 [meaning: mountain hototogisu (hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus)]) |
(English common name) toad lily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 10-15cm long, hairy. Flowers white perianths each 18-20mm long, flowering in July to October. Fruits 3.2cm. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel |
Tricyrtis macropoda Miq. | |
Floral Biology of Tricyrtis macropoda Miq. (Liliaceae) |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |