Lycoris longituba Y.Hsu & G.J.Fan

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Lycoris

Characteristics

Bulbs ovoid, ca. 4 cm in diam. Leaves appearing in early spring, lanceolate, gradually tapering toward apex, ca. 40 × 1.5--2.5 cm, midvein pale, apex rounded. Flowering stem 60--80 cm. Umbel 5--7-flowered; involucres 2, lanceolate, ca. 5 cm, apex acuminate. Perianth white or yellow, ca. 5 cm in diam.; tube 4--6 cm; lobes adaxially with pale red stripes (if perianth white), narrowly elliptic, 6--8 × ca. 1.5 cm, margin not undulate, apex slightly recurved. Stamens slightly shorter than perianth. Style longer than perianth. Fl. Jul--Aug. 2 n = 16*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Lycoris longituba world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65803-1
WFO ID wfo-0000683592
COL ID 3WNCY
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Synonyms

Lycoris longituba

Lower taxons

Lycoris longituba var. longituba Lycoris longituba var. flava