Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Calochortoideae |
Scientific name | Tricyrtis ishiiana (Kitagawa & T.Koyama) Ohwi & Okuyama var. surugensis T. Yamazaki |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) suruga-jourou-hototogisu (スルガジョウロウホトトギス, 駿河上臈杜鵑 [meaning: Suruga female officials hototogisu (Suruga = an old name of Shizuoka Prefecture, hototogisu = Tricyrtis hirta)]), kai-jourou-hototogisu (カイジョウロウホトトギス, 甲斐上臈杜鵑 [meaning: Kai female officials hototogisu (Kai = an old name of Yamanashi Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Shizuoka Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane rock wall |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 40-80cm long. Leaves 7-15cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each ca. 2cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Tricyrtis ishiiana var. surugensis Yamazaki |
Floral Biology of Tricyrtis macranthopsis Masamune and T.ishiiana (Kitagawa et T.Koyama) Ohwi et Okuyama var.surugensis Yamazaki (Liliaceae) | |
Leaf flavonoid patterns in the genus Tricyrtis (Tricyrtidaceae sensu stricto, Liliaceae sensu lato) | |
Note | Rare species. |
Photos below at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house are those of plants which were cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his green house. |
Kai-jourou-hototogisu type | Kai-jourou-hototogisu type |
October 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
October 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |