Tricyrtis macropoda




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