Ophiopogon jaburan




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