Tricyrtis perfoliata




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis perfoliata Masamune
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) kibana-no-tsukinuki-hototogisu (キバナノツキヌキホトトギス, 黄花突抜杜鵑 [meaning: yellow flower penetrating stems hototogisu (hototogisu = Tricyrtis hirta (Thunberg) Hooker]))
(English common name) Japanese toad lily, perfoliate toad lily
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Miyazaki Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane wet rock wall
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 50-70cm long. Leaves 8-17cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each 20-25mm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis perfoliata Masam.
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 2009
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October 2009
at my home
October 2009
at my home