Lilium oxypetalum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Lilium
Species: Lilium oxypetalum
Name

Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 234. 1874.

Synonyms

Basionym
Fritillaria oxypetala D.Don in J.F.Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 1: 388. 1840.
Homotypic
Nomocharis oxypetala (D.Don) E.H.Wilson, Lilies East. Asia: 13. 1925.
Heterotypic
Lilium oxypetalum var. insigne Sealy, Bot. Mag. 171: t. 274. 1956.
Lilium triceps Klotzsch, Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar: 53. 1862.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
Nepal, West Himalaya.

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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lilium oxypetalum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 04. Reference page.

Lilium oxypetalum is a small to medium member of the Liliaceae family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas. It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of linear to lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.[3]

Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.[4]

The variety insigne produces purple flowers.[3]
References

"Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
"Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0
Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.