Lilium auratum

Lilium auratum
	Lilium auratum
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Lily-like (Liliales)
Family :	Lily family (Liliaceae)
Subfamily :	Lilioideae
Genre :	Lilies ( Lilium )
Type :	Lilium auratum
Scientific name
	Lilium auratum
	Lindl.

Lilium auratum is a plant type from the genus of lilies ( Lilium ) in the Oriental section .

description

Lilium auratum is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of growth of 60 to 150 (220) centimeters. The rounded, flattened, yellowish onions have a diameter of up to ten centimeters.

From spring onwards, the plant forms a purple-green, strong, smooth stem with a slightly red overflow at the base , the leaves are linear to narrow-lanceolate, dark green and up to 22 centimeters long.

From August to September it bears one to six, in exceptional cases up to 30 intensely fragrant, cup-shaped flowers with a diameter of up to 25 centimeters on a racemose inflorescence . The bracts are white, have a yellow or carmine to dark red central stripe and are speckled with rust-red (or yellow) papillae .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.

distribution

Lilium auratum is endemic to Japan , where it is known under the name Yamayuri ( Japanese 山百合 , literally: mountain lily ).

Systematics

In addition to the nominate form , various varieties were previously described, which differ from one another by the color of the median stripes and papillae of the petals and are all considered synonyms today. An exception to this was Lilium auratum var. Platyphyllum , which stood out from the nominate form with its somewhat larger flowers (up to 30 centimeters) and broad, lanceolate leaves. Molecular genetic studies have shown, however, that this apparent variety is only indirectly related to Lilium auratum and is an independent species of Lilium platyphyllum .

swell

Edward A. McRae: Lilies. A Guide for Growers and Collectors. Timber Press, Portland Or 1998, ISBN 0-88192-410-5

Individual evidence

^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ Nishikawa Tomotaro, Okazaki Keiichi, Arakawa Katsuro, Nagamine Tsukasa: Phylogenetic Analysis of Section Sinomartagon in Genus Lilium Using Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region in Nuclear Ribosomal DNA , in: 育種学雑誌 Breeding science, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 39-46
↑ Nishikawa Tomotaro, Okazaki Keiichi, Nagamine Tsukasa: Phylogenetic Relationships among Lilium auratum Lindley, L. auratum var. Platyphyllum Baker and L. rubellum Baker Based on Three Spacer Regions in Chloroplast DNA , in: 育種学雑誌 Breeding science, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 207-213

[Tropicos-1] Tropicos. [1]

[2] Nishikawa Tomotaro, Okazaki Keiichi, Arakawa Katsuro, Nagamine Tsukasa: Phylogenetic Analysis of Section Sinomartagon in Genus Lilium Using Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region in Nuclear Ribosomal DNA , in: 育種学雑誌 Breeding science, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 39-46

[3] Nishikawa Tomotaro, Okazaki Keiichi, Nagamine Tsukasa: Phylogenetic Relationships among Lilium auratum Lindley, L. auratum var. Platyphyllum Baker and L. rubellum Baker Based on Three Spacer Regions in Chloroplast DNA , in: 育種学雑誌 Breeding science, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 207-213