Tricyrtis macrantha subsp. macranthopsis




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis macrantha Maximovicz subsp. macranthopsis (Masamune) Kitamura
Synonyms Tricyrtis macranthopsis Masamune
Common name (Japanese common name) kii jourou hototogisu (キイジョウロウホトトギス, 紀伊上臈杜鵑 [kii female officials hototogisu (kii = an old name of Wakayama prefecture, hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kii peninsula)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountain rock wall
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 40-80cm long. Leaves 12-18cm long. Flowers yellow perianths each 4-4.5cm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 22-25mm, seeds 1mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis macranthopsis Masam.
Note Native to Japan, rare species



October 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden