Lilium amabile

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Lilium
Sectio: L. sect. Sinomartagon
Species: Lilium amabile
Name

Lilium amabile Palib., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 19: 113. 1901.
Synonyms

Lilium amabile var. flavum Y.N.Lee, Bull. Korea Pl. Res. 2: 9. 2002.
Lilium amabile var. immaculatum T.B.Lee, Bull. Kwanak Arbor. 8: 1. 1987.
Lilium amabile var. kwangnungensis Y.S.Kim & W.B.Lee, Syst. Lilium Kor.: 97. 1989.
Lilium fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 282. 1908.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
Manchuria (South-East Liaoning).
Eastern Asia
Korea.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Palibin, I.V., 1901. Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 19: 113.

Additional references

Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. 2014. Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF). 563 p. Seoul: T.B. Lee Herbarium. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lilium amabile in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 29. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lilium amabile. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 29. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lilium amabile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 July 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lilium amabile. Published online. Accessed: July 29 2022.
World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 2009 Aug 04 [1].

Vernacular names

مصرى: ليليوم امابيل
English: Lovable lily
日本語: コマユリ
한국어: 털중나리
svenska: Lacklilja
中文（简体）: 秀丽百合

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

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