Family | Colchicaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Tribe | Uvularieae |
Scientific name | Disporum lutescens (Maximovicz) Koidzumi |
Synonyms | Disporum smilacinum A. Gray var. lutescens Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kibana-chigo-yuri (キバナチゴユリ, 黄花稚児百合 [meaning: yellow flower little children lily]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Ohsaka Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
Description | Plants ca. 15-35cm tall. Flowers yellow ca. 10-15mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
References | Disporum lutescens (Maxim.) Koidz. |
Biosystematic Studies in Disporum (Liliaceae-Polygonateae) : IV. Karyotype Analysis of some Asiatic and North American Taxa with Special Reference to their Systematic Status | |
Note | Native to Japan. |
May 2010 at my home |
May 2010 at my home |
May 2010 at my home |