Liriope spicata




Family Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro
Synonyms Convallaria spicata Thunberg; Liriope gracilis (Kunth) Nakai; Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro forma koreana (Palibin) H. Hara; Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro var. humilis F. Z. Li; Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro var. prolifera Y. T. Ma; Mondo fauriei (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Farwell; Ophiopogon fauriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Ophiopogon spicatus (Thunberg) Ker Gawler; Ophiopogon spicatus (Thunberg) Ker Gawler var. koreanus Palibin
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-yabu-ran (コヤブラン, 小藪蘭 [meaning: small bush orchid]), ryukyu-yabu-ran (リュウキュウヤブラン, 琉球藪蘭 [meaning: Okinawa bush orchid]), chosen-yabu-ran (チョウセンヤブラン, 朝鮮藪蘭 [meaning: Korean bush orchid])
(English common name) creeping liriope
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Habitat Forest
Chromosomal number 2n=36, 72, 90, 108
Description Plants 20-40cm tall. Leaves 30-60cm long, 4-7mm wide. Flowers pedicels 3-5mm long, 6 pale purple perianths each 4mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits 5-7mm across. Perennial plants.
Reference  Liriope spicata (Thunb.) Lour.
Liriope spicata (Thunberg) Loureiro
Versatile herb, vegetable, flower and groundcover sod mat and method for propagation (US Patent 5224290/1993)
Versatile plant sod mat and method for propagation (US Patent 5346514/1994)
Specialty sod mats constructed of nonwoven fabric with apertures (US Patent 5464455/1995)
Sod mats constructed of stable fibers and degradable matrix material and method for propagation (US Patent 5555674/1996)
Low cost sod mat and method for propagation (US Patent 5490351/1996)



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Tokyo Medical Herb
Botanical Garden