Notholirion
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Notholirion is a genus in the family of Liliaceae (Liliaceae). It consists of only 5 types. The genus is closely related to the lilies ( Lilium ) and the genus Fritillaria , to which some species were previously included.
description
Notholirion are perennial , herbaceous plants and reach a stature height of 60 to 150 cm, in the case of Notholirion macrophyllum 18 to 30 cm. The bulbs are narrowly egg-shaped to almost cylindrical and are made up of the thickened roots of the leaves close to the ground, they are protected by a thin, brown skin. The roots are numerous, on their upper part they form breeding bulbs, these are egg-shaped and consist of several white scales under a solid protective skin. Notholirion are monocarp, so the plants die after flowering, but leave behind several small bulbs, which in turn are ripe after a few years.
There are 2 to 24 flowers per grape-shaped inflorescence . The bell-shaped or cup-shaped threefold, hermaphrodite flowers have six similarly shaped bloom cladding ( Tetalen ) which are pale colored to strong violet (except Notholirion campanulatum ). The ovary is three-chambered. Elongated capsule fruits are formed. There are numerous winged, flat seeds in each fruit capsule.
distribution
With the exception of Notholirion koeiei , which is widespread in Central Asia, the genus has its area in the Himalayas . The species of the genus are, mostly alpine, native to Myanmar , China (three species), Afghanistan , Bhutan , India , Nepal , Sikkim as well as Iran and Iraq . Notholirion bulbuliferum , Notholirion macrophyllum and Notholirion campanulatum prefer cool and moist locations in the shade in humus soil, while Notholirion thomsonianum and Notholirion koeiei prefer Mediterranean location conditions.
species
There are only four types:
- Notholirion bulbuliferum (Lingelsh.) Stearn (Syn .: Notholirion campanulatum Cotton & Stearn ), native to: Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam and western China.
- Notholirion koeiei Rech. F. , Home: western Iran, eastern Iraq,
- Notholirion macrophyllum (D. Don) Boiss. , Home: Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, West China.
- Notholirion thomsonianum (Royle) Stapf , home: Afghanistan to Nepal.
literature
The information in this article was obtained from the following sources:
- Stephen Haws: The Lilies of China , 1986, p. 153, ISBN 0881920347
- Walter Erhardt among others: The big pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names . Volume 2. Verlag Eugen Ulmer , Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Notholirion. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 2, 2014.
Web links
- Brief information on the genre. (engl.)