Tricyrtis ishiiana var. surugensis




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