Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides Baker

Variety

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Characteristics

Bulb flattened subglobose, ca. 5 cm in diam.; scales white, broadly lanceolate, ca. 2 × 1.2 cm. Stem 60--120 cm. Leaves scattered, shortly petiolate, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, or ovate-lanceolate, 7--18 × 1--5 cm, 3--5-veined, margin papillose, apex acuminate. Flowers 1--5 in a raceme or subumbel, nodding. Tepals recurved, white, with purple-red blotches and spots on proximal 1/3--1/2, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 6--7.5 × 1--2 cm, margin undulate; nectaries with red, fimbriate projections and papillae on both surfaces. Stamens diverging; filaments green, 5--6 cm; anthers crimson, 1.5--1.8 cm. Ovary 1.2--1.7 cm. Style 3--5 cm. Capsule subglobose, ca. 3 cm in diam. Fl. Jul--Aug, fr. Oct. 2 n = 24*.
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A bulb plant. The bulb is flattened. They are 5 cm across. There are white scales. The stems are 60-120 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped. They are 7-18 cm long by 1-5 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Environment

A temperate plant. It grows in shady and moist places. It grows between 600-900 m altitude in China.
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Usage

The bulbs are eaten.
Uses food
Edible bulbs
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188812-1
WFO ID wfo-0000771952
COL ID 5PSYF
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Synonyms

Lilium kanahirai Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides Lilium lancifolium var. glorioides