Family | Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Ophiopogon jaburan (Siebold) Loddiges |
Synonyms | Convallaria japonica L. var. major Thunberg; Fluggea jaburan Kunth; Mondo jaburan (Siebold) L. H. Bailey var. major (Thunberg) Nakai; Ophiopogon jaburan (Kunth) Loddiges; Ophiopogon jaburan (Kunth) Loddiges var. latffolius Siebold; Ophiopogon taquetii H. Léveillé; Slateria jaburan Siebold |
Common name | (Japanese common name) noshi-ran (ノシラン, 熨斗蘭 [meaning: noshi orchid (noshi = a Japanese traditional decoration on presents)]) |
(English common name) white lilyturf | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kii Penisula), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Forest near seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
Description | Plants 40-60cm long. Leaves 50-70cm long, 7-13mm wide. Flowers pedicels 12-15mm long, 6 white perianths each 6mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits blue 9-10mm. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Ophiopogon jaburan (Siebold) Lodd. et al. |
September 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
September 2007 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |