Lycoris radiata

Lycoris radiata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Amaryllidoideae
Tribus: Lycorideae
Genus: Lycoris
Species: Lycoris radiata

Name

Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113, p. 5 (1819).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Amaryllis radiata L'Hér., Sert. Angl.: 16 (1789).
• Homotypic
  • Nerine radiata (L'Hér.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 403 (1826).
  • Orexis radiata (L'Hér.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 118 (1866), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Lycoris radiata f. bicolor N.Yonez., J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 37: 74 (1989).
  • Lycoris radiata var. kazukoana N.Yonez., J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 37: 73 (1989).
  • Lycoris radiata var. pumila Grey, Hardy Bulbs 2: 58 (1938).
  • Lycoris radiata var. terraccianii Dammann, Cat. 44: 4 (1889).
  • Lycoris terracianii Dammann, Cat. 44: 4 (1889).
  • Nerine japonica Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 139 (1865).

Hybrids

L. × albiflora – L. × rosea – L. × straminea

Note:

The type is a sterile triploid form. The fertile form is sometimes called Lycoris radiata var. pumila Grey.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Seychelles (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Nepal. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Herbert, W. 1819. Bot. Mag. 47 : t. 2113, p. 5.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lycoris radiata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lycoris radiata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lycoris radiata. Published online. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lycoris radiata. Accessed: 21 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lycoris radiata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.}

Vernacular names

English: red spider-lily
日本語: ヒガンバナ
中文: 石蒜

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