Tiger lily
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The tiger lily ( Lilium lancifolium , syn .: Lilium tigrinum ) is a species from the genus of lilies ( Lilium ) in the Sinomartagon section .
description
The tiger lily reaches a stature height of 80 cm to 150 cm and a width of about 25 cm. The bulbs are round and reach a diameter of 4–8 cm. They are covered with white to yellowish-white scales and form stolons . The stem is hard and straight with purple stripes. He is covered with white, short, stiff hair. The leaves are lanceolate , between 3 and 18 cm long and between 0.5 and 3 cm wide. They are also covered with white, woolly hair. The leaf margin is papillous sharpened toward the tip. Dark brown, pea-sized axillary bulbs form in the leaf axils of the upper leaves .
The plant blooms from July to August with three to six, in culture also up to 20, in a panicle horizontal to nodding flowers. The flowers consist of six strongly bent back 6–10 cm long petals ( Turkic collar shape ). There are three lanceolate corolla and three wider sepals , but they look very similar. The basic color of the flowers is vermilion with dark purple dots. The nectaries are papilose with ciliate appendages on both surfaces. The anthers are inclined and about 20 mm long. The pollen is dark brown and the white to light red stamens are hairless. The ovary is 15-20 mm in size, the stylus 45 to 65 mm. The capsules are narrow-egg-shaped to oblong-round, 3 to 4 cm long and ripen in September / October.
Tiger lilies in culture are almost exclusively polyploid and therefore sterile; their reproduction takes place via axillary bulbs that produce genetically identical plants. The diploid wild form reproduces via seeds and axillary bulbs . The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24 in the wild form, 2n = 36 in the polyploid cultivated plant.
distribution
The tiger lily is found in Anhui , Gansu , Guangxi , Hebei , Henan , Hubei , Hunan , Jiangsu , Jiangxi , Jilin , Qinghai , Shaanxi , Shandong , Shanxi , Sichuan , Xinjiang and Zhejiang in the People's Republic of China , and is less common in Korea and found Japan .
It prefers a loamy, but not waterlogged, soil. It is often found on grassy slopes between 400 and 2500 m above sea level.
Systematics and taxonomy
Lilium lancifolium Thunb. has the synonyms: Lilium tigrinum Ker Gawl. , Lilium lishmannii T. Moore , Lilium leopoldii Baker .
One can also distinguish a variety Lilium lancifolium var. Flaviflorum Makino .
cultivation
The onions of the tiger lily are edible, so it has been cultivated in China for centuries. The onion is slightly bitter and is reminiscent of parsnips . It is very starchy and is dried and ground to thicken soups and sauces.
The onion also has a diuretic and expectorant effect. It is a heart remedy, has an emollient effect, strengthens eyesight. It is often used in Chinese medicine . The flowers are said to strengthen the muscles of the eyelid and are used to treat astigmatism . A strong tincture from the flowers is used to induce labor , it causes contractions of the uterus.
The species is an important parent of the ' midcentury hybrids '.
Cultural history
literature
Probably the best-known literary description of the tiger lily in German was provided by the writer Ernst Jünger in the second version of his prose collection Das adventurliche Herz . The short prose piece The Tiger Lily forms the opening text of the collection and symbolically marks one of the central themes of the collection, the connection between beauty and danger or the proximity of art and death.
The American writer Thomas Bailey Aldrich (* 1836, † 1907) wrote a poem, inspired by the beauty of the lily, entitled Tiger Lilies .
music
The British band The Tiger Lillies is named after the plant.
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literature
- Liang Songyun, Minoru N. Tamura: Lilium tigrinum . In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, Hong Deyuan (eds.): Flora of China . tape 24 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press / Science Press, St. Louis / Beijing 2000, ISBN 978-0-915279-83-8 , pp. 146 ( online [accessed February 3, 2009]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Lilium lancifolium. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ↑ Sabira STÅHLBERG, Ingvar SVANBERG 2006. Sarana in Eurasian folk botany. Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja / Journal de la Société Finno-Ougrienne 91, 137
Web links
- Markus Hohenegger: Lilium lancifolium. In: The Genus Lilium. Retrieved February 3, 2010 .