香石蒜 Lycoris incarnata

by Jun

  • Scientific Name: Lycoris incarnata Comes ex Sprenger
  • Ref: Gartenwelt 10:490. 1906
  • Synonym: Lycoris incarnata Worsley
  • English Common Name: peppermint surprise lily
  • Chinese Common Name: 香石蒜 xiāng∙shísuàn
  • Family: Amaryllidaceae
  • Genus: Lycoris
  • Distribution: Mountain slopes. Hubei, Yunnan.
  • Photo: 08/29/2013, Hangzhou Botanical Garden, Zhejiang
Bulbs ovoid, ca. 3 cm in diam. Leaves appearing in early spring, green, ligulate but gradually tapering toward apex, ca. 50 × 1.2 cm, midvein inconspicuously pale, apex obtuse. Perianth white with red midvein in bud, gradually changing to yellowish pink; tube ca. 1 cm; lobes adaxially with scattered, red stripes, abaxially with purple midvein, oblanceolate, ca. 5 × 1.2 cm, margin minutely undulate. Stamens nearly as long as perianth; filament purple. Style purple, darker at apex, slightly longer than perianth. Fl. Sep. 2 n = 30*. (Flora of China)
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