Lilium brownii

Lilium brownii is a species of lily native to mainland China, Hong Kong,^[1] Kinmen and Matsu Islands^[2] as well as northern and central Vietnam^[3] and Kachin of Myanmar.^[4] Its common names include Hong Kong lily and Brown's lily.^[1]

Lilium brownii
Lilium brownii var. brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Lilium
Species:	L. brownii
Binomial name
Lilium brownii F.E.Br. ex Miellez

Botanical varieties

There are two accepted varieties of L. brownii:^[5]

• L. brownii var. brownii: leaves lanceolate to linear, known as "wild lily" (野百合) in China.
• Lilium brownii var. chloraster (Baker) Baker
• L. brownii var. viridulum: leaves oblanceolate to obovate, known as "(common) lily" (百合) in China. This variety is often cultivated for its edible bulbs.