Lilium japonicum

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

Lilium japonicum ( Japanese 笹百合 , Sasayuri , German bamboo grass lily ) is a species from the genus of lilies ( Lilium ) in the oriental section .

description

Lilium japonicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 90 cm. The onions are round and reach a diameter of about 4 cm. They are covered with creamy white lanceolate scales. The stem is slender, like a bamboo shoot , which is where the Japanese name comes from. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate with a rough edge and are distributed over the stem.

The plant blooms from May to August with up to three horizontally standing, short trumpet-shaped flowers. The color of the flowers is dark pink or white. The anthers and pollen are reddish brown. The fruits are capsules , the seeds germinate delayed - hypogeic .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 36.

distribution

Lilium japonicum is endemic on the island of Honshū in Japan , sporadically on Shikoku , in particular the Hyuga form on Kyūshū and the Ishima form on the Ishima island . It occurs there at altitudes from sea level to 1050 meters, usually on eastern or northern slopes between bamboo and rhododendrons .

Systematics

Lilium japonicum was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1780 . Together with a few other species from Japan, it forms the Archelirion section of the genus. It hybridizes with some of these species ( Lilium rubellum , Lilium auratum and Lilium speciosum ).

proof

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d ^e Edward A. McRae: Lilies. A Guide for Growers and Collectors . Timber Press, Portland, Oregon 1998, ISBN 0-88192-410-5 , pp. 142-143 .
^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ Katsuro Arakawa: The conservation of wild lily populations in Japan . In: Caroline Boisset (Ed.): Lilies and Related Plants 2007–2008 . 75 ^th Anniversary Issue. The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Group, ISBN 978-1-902896-84-7 , pp. 10-11 ( PDF ).

Web links

Commons : Lilium japonicum - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Description on genus-lilium.com (in German and English )

[rae-1] A ^b ^c ^d ^e Edward A. McRae: Lilies. A Guide for Growers and Collectors . Timber Press, Portland, Oregon 1998, ISBN 0-88192-410-5 , pp. 142-143 .

[Tropicos-2] Tropicos. [1]

[3] Katsuro Arakawa: The conservation of wild lily populations in Japan . In: Caroline Boisset (Ed.): Lilies and Related Plants 2007–2008 . 75 ^th Anniversary Issue. The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Group, ISBN 978-1-902896-84-7 , pp. 10-11 ( PDF ).