Biology:Tricyrtis formosana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Tricyrtis formosana
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1914 illustration [1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Tricyrtis
Species:
T. formosana
Binomial name
Tricyrtis formosana
Baker
Synonyms[2]
  • Compsoa formosana (Baker) Kuntze

Tricyrtis formosana, the toad lily,[3] is an East Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family.[4][2] It is native to Taiwan and to Nansei-shoto (also known as the Ryukyu Islands, part of Japan ).

The Latin specific epithet formosana refers to the former name of Taiwan, Formosa.[5]

Description

Tricyrtis formosana - National Botanic Gardens (Ireland)

Tricyrtis formosana is a rhizomatous herbaceous peennial up to 80 cm (31 in) tall, sometimes branching but sometimes not. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, white or light purple with prominent darker purple spots.[6]

Varieties[2]
  • Tricyrtis formosana var. formosana - Taiwan, Iriomote
  • Tricyrtis formosana var. glandosa (T.Shimizu) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying - Taiwan

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3539076 entry