Tricyrtis affinis




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Calochortoideae
Scientific name Tricyrtis affinis Makino
Synonyms Tricyrtis affinis Makino forma albida (Makino) Okuyama; Tricyrtis affinis Makino var. chiugokuensis (Koidzumi) Ohwi; Tricyrtis chiugokuensis Koidzumi; Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel subsp. affinis (Makino) Kitamura; Tricyrtis macropoda Miquel var. chiugokuensis (Koidzumi) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) yamaji-no-hototogisu (ヤマジノホトトギス, 山路杜鵑 [mountain road hototogisu (meaning: hototogisu = Cuculus poliocephalus)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Leaves 30-100cm long. Flowers pale purple (merely white) perianths ca. 18-20mm long, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Tricyrtis affinis Makino
Floral Biology of Tricyrtis macropoda Miq. (Liliaceae)



September 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest



September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest



September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest