Lilium LILIACEAE Tulipa 



bb. Fls. radiate: perianth segments strongly recurved from about the 

 middle; stamens divergent. 

 Bulbils present in the If. axils: fls. orange or salmon red with 



dark purple spots 3. L. tigrinum 



Bulbils wanting in the If. axils. 

 Fls. orange-red, sometimes purple-spotted, 4-6 cm. in diam. 4. L. callosum 

 Fls. white, with reddish-purple spots, 7-10 cm. in diam. .. 5. L. speciosum 



1. Lilium cathayanum Wilson (Wils.L.99). Stout herb, 6-13 dm. high; fls. creamy 

 or greenish white. Eastern and central China; locally in An., Che., Hun., Hup., 

 Ki., Ku. Forest. 



2. Lilium brownii F. E. Brown var. colchesteri Wilson 1^ (Pai Ho) (B.M.227). 

 Stout, erect, to Ira.; fls. white, tinged brown, VII-VIII. China; locally in An., 

 Che., Hun., Hup., Ki., Ku. Woodland. Fig. 479. 



3. Lilium tigrinum Ker Tiger Lily %ft (Chuan Tan; Roll-of -red) (B.M.230). Stout, 

 erect, to 1.5 m. tall; fls. orange-red, spotted purple-black, VII-VIII. Eastern Asia; 

 locally in Che., Hup., Ki. Woodland. 



4. Lilium callosum Sieb. & Zucc. (B.C. 1874). Slender, 3-6 dm. high; fls. orange-red, 

 VII; fig. bracts callose. Japan, China; locally in Ku. Grassland. 



5. Lilium speciosum Thunb. Stag Lily E^-W^T (Lu Tzu Pai Ho) (Mak.F. 743). 

 Stout, erect, to 2m. high; fls. white, spotted rose-purple, VII-IX. Eastern Asia; 

 locally in An., Che., Ki. Woodland. 



9. Fritillaria Linn. Fritillary J3#M (Pei Mu Shu) 

 Early-blooming bulbous perennial herbs with simple stems, few lvs. and pendulous 

 fls.: perianth lily-like; the segments with nectar cavities at the base; anthers basifixed: 

 fr. a many-seeded loculicidal 3-celled capsule. About 70 species, in the north temperate 

 zone; 10 in China. (Latin: fritillus, dice box, probably referring to the square mark- 

 ings on the flowers of some species.) 



1. Fritillaria verticillata Willd. var. thunbergii (Miq.) Baker H$ (Pei Mu; Mother- 

 of-pearl) (B.H.315). Slender, to 8 dm. high; fls. cream-colored, purple-dotted, III- 

 VI; lvs. with curled tips. Eastern Asia; locally in Ku. Moist meadows. 



10. Tulipa Linn. Tulip [UW.ft'iM (Shan Tz'u Ku Shu) 

 Early-blooming perennial herbs with simple stems, few lvs. and erect fls., from 

 tunicated bulbs: perianth segments without nectaries; anthers basifixed: fr. a many-seeded 

 loculicidal capsule. About 60 species, in Eurasia; 2 in China. (From the oriental 

 word for " turban".) 



Key to the Species 



Lvs. narrowly linear, usually 2 f ■ T. cdttlis 



Lvs. broadly lanceolate, usually 3 or more 2. T. gesiwriana 



1. Tulipa edulis Baker lUB,tii (Shan Tz'u Ku; Mountain Sagittaria) (Mak.F.738). 

 Weak herb, 10-20 cm. high; fls. pale yellow, tinged brown, III-IV. Eastern Asia; 

 locally in Hup., Ku. Alluvial soil. 



2. Tulipa gesneriana Linn. Common Tulip g;is?i (Yii Chin Hsiang; Cucurma Frag- 

 rance) (B.M.220). Erect, 15-30 cm. tall; fls. yellow, white or red, with purple-black 



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