Tricyrtis formosana, the toad lily,[3] is an East Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family.[4][2] It is native to Taiwan and to Nansei-shoto (also known as the Ryukyu Islands, part of Japan).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Tricyrtis |
| Species: | T. formosana
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The Latin specific epithet formosana refers to the former name of Taiwan, Formosa.[5]
Description edit
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Tricyrtis formosana is a rhizomatous herbaceous peennial up to 80 cm (31 in) tall, sometimes branching but sometimes not. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, white or light purple with prominent darker purple spots.[6]
- Varieties[2]
References edit
- ^ lithograph by J.N.Fitch published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, London., vol. 140 (= ser. 4, vol. 10), plate 8560
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Tricyrtis formosana". RHS. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Baker, John Gilbert 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17(103): 465
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 152 台湾油点草 tai wan you dian cao Tricyrtis formosana Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 465. 1879.
External links edit
Media related to Tricyrtis formosana at Wikimedia Commons
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