Tricyrtis nana




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis nana Yatabe
Synonyms Tricyrtis flava Maximovicz var. nana (Yatabe) Makino; Tricyrtis kyusyuensis Masamune var. pseudoflava Masamune
Common name (Japanese common name) chabo-hototogisu (チャボホトトギス, 矮鶏杜鵑 [meaning: dwarf chicken hototogisu (hototogisu = Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker]))
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane streamside
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 2-15cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each 20-24mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis nana Yatabe
Tricyrtis nana Yatabe
Leaf flavonoid patterns in the genus Tricyrtis (Tricyrtidaceae sensu stricto, Liliaceae sensu lato)
The effect of geographic range and dichogamy on genetic variability and population genetic structure in Tricyrtis section Flavae (Liliaceae)
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.



October 2010
at my home
October 2010
at my home