Lilium formosanum




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Lilium formosanum Wallace
Synonyms Lilium formosanum Wallace var. pricei Stoker; Lilium longiflorum Thunberg var. formosanum Baker; Lilium philippinense Baker var. formosanum (Baker) E. H. Wilson ex A. Grove; Lilium yoshidaii Leichtlin
Common name (Japanese common name) takasago-yuri (タカサゴユリ, 高砂百合 [meaning: Takasago lily (Takasago = Taiwan)])
(English common name) Formosa lily
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Taiwan
Habitat Fields, roadside, stone wall
Chromosomal number 2n=24 (2x)
Description Plants 30-150cm tall. Leaves 10-25cm long, 4-12mm wide. Flowers 6 white (abaxial: purple-red tinged) perianths each 15-20cm long, flowering in July to November. Fruits 5-7cm long, 2-4cm wide. Perennial plants.
Reference Lilium formosanum Wallace
Lilium formosanum Wallace
Note Naturalaized plants (introduced as garden flower in 1924).



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