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Lovable Lily

Lilium amabile Palib.

Description

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Bulb ovoid-globose, 2.5--3 cm in diam.; scales white, lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate, ca. 4 × 2.5 cm. Stem 40--80 cm, with white, short, stiff hairs. Leaves scattered, narrowly lanceolate, 2--7.5 cm × 5--8 mm, both surfaces with dense, white, stiff hairs, margin ciliate. Flowers solitary or 3 in a raceme, nodding. Tepals strongly revolute, red, sometimes dark red-orange or yellow, densely speckled black, 3.5--5 cm; outer ones 8--10 mm wide; inner ones 1.4--1.6 cm wide; nectaries papillose on both surfaces. Ovary ca. 12 × 3 mm. Style ca. 2 mm. Fl. Jul. 2 n = 24*.
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Flora of China Vol. 24: 144 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat & Distribution

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SE Liaoning [Korea].
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Flora of China Vol. 24: 144 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Lilium fauriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot.
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Flora of China Vol. 24: 144 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Lilium amabile

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Lilium amabile, also known as the friendly lily or lovable lily,[2] is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The Latin specific epithet amabile means "lovable".

Description

Lilium amabile grows from 40 centimetres (16 in) to 80 centimetres (31 in) tall. The bulb measures 2.5 centimetres (1 in) to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter. The flowers are either solitary or in a raceme of 3 flowers. The sepals and petals are red, sometimes dark red-orange or yellow.[3] The plant has been described as having an unpleasant, rotting smell.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Lilium amabile is native to China's Liaoning Province and Korea.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lilium amabile Palib". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Lilium amabile". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Lilium amabile". Flora of China. eFloras. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ Reiss, Marcia (15 August 2013). Lily. Reaktion Books. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-78023-093-1.
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Lilium amabile: Brief Summary

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Lilium amabile, also known as the friendly lily or lovable lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae. The Latin specific epithet amabile means "lovable".

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