Tricyrtis
Encyclopedia
Tricyrtis is a genus of the botanical
family
Liliaceae
, known in English as Toad lilies. Its native range is from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Philippines
and Formosa
.
They are perennial herbaceous plant
s that grow naturally at the edge of forests. They prefer shade or part shade and rich, moist soil. Toad Lilies bloom in the fall. They are hardy enough to handle sudden changes of winter from mild to blustery cold.
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
, known in English as Toad lilies. Its native range is from the Himalayas to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and Formosa
Formosa
Formosa or Ilha Formosa is a Portuguese historical name for Taiwan , literally meaning, "Beautiful Island". The term may also refer to:-Places:* Formosa Strait, another name for the Taiwan Strait...
.
They are perennial herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
s that grow naturally at the edge of forests. They prefer shade or part shade and rich, moist soil. Toad Lilies bloom in the fall. They are hardy enough to handle sudden changes of winter from mild to blustery cold.
Species
Species include:- Tricyrtis affinis MakinoTomitaro Makinothumb|200px|Tomitaro Makino was a pioneer Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work. He has been called "Father of Japanese Botany", as he was one of the first Japanese botanists to work extensively on classifying Japanese plants using the system developed by Linnaeus...
- Tricyrtis amethystina Masam.Genkei Masamunewas a Japanese botanist, who worked in Formosa and then, after World War II, Taiwan. He was noted for his comprehensive botanical indexes of Borneo and Taiwan, as well as for the identification of large numbers of new species.-Selected publications:...
- Tricyrtis chinensisTricyrtis chinensisTricyrtis chinensis is a species of herbaceous plant belonging to the family Liliaceae. It occurs in southeastern China. Plants of this species used to be thought to belong to the Japanese species Tricyrtis macropoda but differ in several respects, most notably in that the rhizome is annual, rather...
Hiroshi Takahashi - Tricyrtis hirtaTricyrtis hirtaTricyrtis hirta is a hardy perennial in the family Liliaceae that is native to Japan, growing on shaded rocky cliffs and stream banks. The flowers are wide with six whitish to pale purple tepals that have dark purple spots....
(Thunb.Carl Peter ThunbergCarl Peter Thunberg aka Carl Pehr Thunberg aka Carl Per Thunberg was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He has been called "the father of South African botany" and the "Japanese Linnaeus"....
) Hook.William Jackson HookerSir William Jackson Hooker, FRS was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He enjoyed the friendship and support of Sir Joseph Banks for his exploring,... - Tricyrtis latifoliaTricyrtis latifoliaTricyrtis latifolia is a hardy perennial in the family Liliaceae that is native to China, typically growing in forests and on forest edges...
Maxim.Carl MaximowiczCarl Johann Maximowicz was a Russian botanist. Maximowicz spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species... - Tricyrtis macropodaTricyrtis macropodaTricyrtis macropoda is a hardy perennial in the family Liliaceae that is native to China, typically growing on grassy slopes, forests, and crevices at elevation. Flowers have reflexed tepals that are greenish white or white, with purple-red spots, blooming from June-October....
Miq.Friedrich Anton Wilhelm MiquelFriedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel was a Dutch botanist.He was head of the botanical gardens at Rotterdam , Amsterdam and Utrecht . He directed the Rijksherbarium at Leiden from 1862... - Tricyrtis stoloniferaTricyrtis stoloniferaTricyrtis stolonifera Matsum. is a hardy perennial in the family Liliaceae that is native to Taiwan, typically growing in thickets and roadsides. The flowers have light purple tepals with purple spots, sometimes with whitish yellow at the base, blooming June-July....
- Tricyrtis viridula Hiroshi Takahashi
- Tricyrtis yatabeana Masam.Genkei Masamunewas a Japanese botanist, who worked in Formosa and then, after World War II, Taiwan. He was noted for his comprehensive botanical indexes of Borneo and Taiwan, as well as for the identification of large numbers of new species.-Selected publications:...