Lilium wallichianum

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Lilium wallichianum
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1880 illustration [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. wallichianum
Binomial name
Lilium wallichianum
Synonyms [2]
  • Lilium longiflorumWall., illegitimate homonym not Thunb. (1794)
  • Lilium longiflorum subsp. wallichianum(Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker
  • Lilium batisuaBuch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Lilium neilgherrenseWight, syn. of var. neilgherrense
  • Lilium longiflorum subsp. neilgherrense(Wight) Baker, syn. of var. neilgherrense
  • Lilium tubiflorumWight, syn. of var. neilgherrense
  • Lilium metziiSteud. ex Duch., syn of var. neilgherrense

Lilium wallichianum is an Asian species of bulbous plants in the lily family native to the Indian Subcontinent and to Myanmar. It is native to India, as well as Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Lilium wallichianum grows on slopes and grasslands at 1,200 to 2,000 m (3,900 to 6,600 ft), and in moist shade 1,100 to 2,000 m (3,600 to 6,600 ft) elevation. [8] The bulbs are stoloniferous, with new bulbs capable of appearing some distance from the parent plant. The green stem tinged with purple grows up to 2 m (6.6 ft) high. The leaves are scattered, dark green, linear to lanceolate and up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. Each stem bears up to four trumpet-shaped flowers, white to creamy-yellow, held horizontally and up to 20 cm (7.9 in) across. [9] A fairly difficult species to grow successfully in the garden, it requires a moist slightly acidic soil with excellent drainage. The species prefers light dappled shade and blooms very late in the season.

The species was named for Dr. Nathaniel Wallich (1786 – 1854), Danish plant hunter, botanist and physician. [10]

Varieties [2]

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References

  1. illustration from: Henry John Elwes: A monograph of the genus Lilium; illustrated by W.H. Fitch. Taylor and Francis, London 1880
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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  8. "Lilium wallichianum - Schult.&Schult". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  9. Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London, 1996, p617. ISBN   0-7513-0436-0
  10. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1851). Curtis's botanical magazine. Reeve Brothers. p. 4561. Retrieved 2 September 2012.