''Lilium oxypetalum'' is a small to medium member of the
Liliaceae family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas.
It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of
linear to
lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.
[Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ]
Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.
The variety insigne produces purple flowers.
References
Flora of Nepal
oxypetalum
''Oxypetalum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described with this name in 1810. The genus is native to South America.Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the ...
Taxa named by David Don
Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker
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