Lilium japonicum

Lilium japonicum, the bamboo lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Liliaceae.^[2] It is native to central and southern Japan.^[1] A cold-hardy bulbous geophyte growing to 50 to 100 cm (20 to 40 in) tall, it is often found in association with bamboos of the genus Sasa, which it resembles in its stems and leaves.^[3] It is used in Shinto rites.^[3]

Lilium japonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Lilium
Species:	L. japonicum
Binomial name
Lilium japonicum Thunb. ex Houtt.
Synonyms[1]
List Lilium abeanum Honda Lilium belladonna Baker Lilium brownii Poit. Lilium elisabethiae Leichtlin Lilium japonicum var. albomarginatum Makino Lilium japonicum var. album M.Furuya Lilium japonicum f. angustifolium Makino Lilium japonicum var. hyuuganum M.Furuya Lilium japonicum var. ishimanum M.Furuya & Gamo Lilium japonicum f. purpureum T.Terash. Lilium japonicum f. roseum Voss Lilium japonicum var. rubrum M.Furuya Lilium krameri Hook.f. Lilium krameri var. barrianum Baker Lilium kramerianum Mast. & T.Moore Lilium makinoi Koidz.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Lilium japonicum var. abeanum (Honda) Kitam. – Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku, extremely rare, adapted to serpentine soils^[4]
• Lilium japonicum var. angustifolium (Makino) Makino – Kii Peninsula of Honshu, may be a natural hybrid with Lilium auratum^[5]
• Lilium japonicum var. japonicum – entire range