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| October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Melanthiaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Tribe | Heloniadeae |
| Scientific name | Helonias kawanoi (Koidzumi) N. Tanaka |
| Synonyms | Heloniopsis kawanoi (Koidzumi) Honda |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime shoujo-bakama (ヒメショウジョウバカマ, 姫猩猩袴 [meaning: dwarf shoujo-bakama (shoujo-bakama = Heloniopsis orientalis (Thunberg) C. Tanaka)]), shima shoujo-bakama (シマショウジョウバカマ, 島猩猩袴 [meaning: Okinawa shoujo-bakama]), ko shoujo-bakama (コショウジョウバカマ, 小猩猩袴 [meaning: small shoujo-bakama]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest, mountane stream |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=34 |
| Description | Leaves 15-45mm long. Scapes ca. 10-20cm tall. Flowers 6 pale yellow perianths each ca. 4-5mm long, flowering in September to November. Perennial plants. |
| References | Helonias kawanoi N. Tanaka |
| Helonias kawanoi | |
| Life-history monographs of Japanese plants. 9: Helonias orientalis (Thunb.) N. Tanaka (Liliaceae) | |
| Note | Helonias umbellata (Baker) N. Tanaka (syn. Heloniopsis umbellata Baker) is not a synonym of Helonias kawanoi (Koidzumi) N. Tanaka. Helonias leucantha (Koidzumi) N. Tanaka (syn. Heloniopsis leucantha (Koidzumi) Honda) is currently regarded as a synonym of Helonias umbellata (Baker) N. Tanaka. |
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| October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
