Family | Amaryllidaceae |
Scientific name | Lycoris sanguinea Maximovicz |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kitsune-no-kamisori (キツネノカミソリ, 狐ノ剃刀 [meaning: fox razor]) |
(English common name) orange spider lily, surprise lily | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountaiin, forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Leaves 10-12mm wide. Scapes 30-55cm tall. Flowrs orange perianths 5.5-8cm, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lycoris sanguinea Maxim. |
Fertile taxa with a pair of [A]-type genome | |
Studies on Speciation in Genus Lycoris Using Interspecific Hybrids and Selfed Plants Produced through Embryo Rescue [PDF] | |
Karyotypes of six populations of Lycoris radiata and discovery of the tetraploid [PDF] | |
Galanthamine derivatives, preparation method therefor, use thereof as drugs, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives (European Patent EP0839149/2004) |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |