Lilium sulphureum Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

Bulb globose, ca. 5.5 cm in diam.; scales ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, 2.5--5 × 0.8--1.6 cm. Stem 0.8--1.2 m, papillose. Leaves scattered, lanceolate, 7--13 × 1.3--1.8(--3.2) cm, axil with bulblets (on distal leaves). Flowers usually 2, funnelform, fragrant. Tepals white; outer ones oblong-oblanceolate, 17--19 × 1.8--2.2 cm; inner ones spatulate, 3.2--4 cm wide; nectaries not papillose. Filaments 13--15 cm, glabrous, rarely sparsely pubescent; anthers narrowly oblong, ca. 2 cm. Ovary purple, cylindric, 4--4.5 cm × 2--5 mm. Style 11--12 cm. Fl. Jun--Jul. 2 n = 36*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.4
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Flower color
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Environment

Shaded places in forests, grassy slopes, hillsides; at elevations from 100-1,900 metres
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -18
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Images

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Distribution

Lilium sulphureum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537808-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680756
COL ID 729XX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lilium myriophyllum Lilium sulphureum