Hemerocallis fulva var. aurantiaca




Family Hemerocallidaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. var. aurantiaca (Baker) M. Hotta
Synonyms Hemerocallis aurantiaca Baker
Common name (Japanese common mame) tou-kanzo (トウカンゾウ, 唐萓草 [meaning: Chinese day-lily]), nishinohama kanzo (ニシノハマカンゾウ, 西浜萓草 [meaning: western coastal day-lily])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Fields near seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=22, 33
Description Scapes electing ca. 70cm tall, no leaf at bottom, long bracts (8-15cm long) at mid and upper part. Leaves distichous fascicled, linear, sometimes evergreen, 60-110cm long, 16-22mm wide, non hair. Roots many, partly expands. Flowers inflorescences dviding into 2, pedicels 3-7mm, corolla tubes ca. 2.7-3.5cm long, orange yellow (or orange red) 6 perianths each 8.5-9.5cm long, a little bit fragrant, flowering in mid June to mid July. Fruits ca. 2-2.5cm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. var. aurantiaca (Baker) M. Hotta
Hemerocallis Species: H. aurantiaca (Baker, 1890)
Hemerocallis aurantiaca group in Northern Kyushu, Japan
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June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden