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| September 2006 at edge of forest |
August 2006 at edge of forest |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
| Family | Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Liriope muscari (Decaisne) L. H. Bailey |
| Synonyms | Ophiopogon muscari Decaisne,; Ophiopogon spicatus (Thunberg) Ker Gawler var. communis Maximowicz; Liriope graminifolia (L.) Baker var. densifolia Maximowicz ex Baker; Liriope muscari var. communis (Maximowicz) P. S. Hsu & L. C. Li; Liriope platyphylla F. T. Wang & T. Tang; Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro var. densifolia (Maximowicz ex Baker) C. H. Wright; Liriope spicata var. latifolia Franchet; Liriope yingdeensis R. H. Miao |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yabu-ran (ヤブラン, 藪蘭 [meaning: bush orchid]) |
| (English common name) big blue lily-turf | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=72, 108 |
| Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 30-60cm long, 8-12mm wide. Flowers pedicels 3-4mm long, 6 purple perianths each 4mm long, flowering in August to September. Fruits 6-7mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liriope muscari (Decne.) L. H. Bailey |
| Liriope muscari (Decaisne) L. H. Bailey | |
| Chemotherapeutic agents for the control of plant and animal diseases (US Patent 20060177519) | |
| Nucleic acid molecules associated with oil in plants (US Patent 20070039069) |
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| September 2006 at edge of forest |
August 2006 at edge of forest |
September 2006 at edge of forest |
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| September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
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| November 2006 at lowland forest |
