Lilium monadelphum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Lilium |
| Species: | L. monadelphum
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| Lilium monadelphum Bieb.[1]
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Lilium monadelphum is a bulbous plant native to Crimea and to North and South Caucasus.[2][3][4]
Description
Lilium monadelphum grows from 0.5 to 2 metres (1.5 to 6 feet) tall. The flowers have reflexed tepals (tepals bent backward), in banana yellow with purple spots.
- formerly included[2]
- Lilium monadelphum subsp. armenum, now called Lilium armenum
- Lilium monadelphum var. ledebourii, now called Lilium ledebourii
- Lilium monadelphum var. szovitsianum, now called Lilium szovitsianum
References
- ^ Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica 1: 267 in Latin
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Ikinci, N., Oberprieler, C. & Güner, A. (2006). On the origin of European lilies: phylogenetic analysis of Lilium section Liriotypus (Liliaceae) using sequences of the nuclear ribosomal transcribed spacers. Willdenowia 36: 647-565.
External links
- Pacific Bulb Society, Lilium Candidum Section color photos of several species including Lilium monadelphum
- Magnar's arctic alpines & perennials, Lilium monadelphum in Norwegian with color photo
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Rare, Endangered and Vulnerable Plants of the Republic of Georgia, Lilium monadelphum