''Lilium philippinense'', commonly known as the Benguet lily,
or Philippine lily, is a lily native to
Taiwan
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and to the
Cordillera region, primarily to the province of
Benguet, in the northern
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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/ref> This flower has several native names like ''us-usdong'' ("bowing", Kankanaey), ''kanyon'' ( Ilocano from Spanish
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"tube") and ''sabong ti bantay'' ("mountain flower").
Description
It grows in well drained rocky slope soil under direct sunlight.[Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.]
Conservation status
''Lilium philippinense'' is endangered and is known to thrive only in high altitudes of the Cordillera Central mountains mostly between 1,443 and 1,868 meters.Botanical Garden
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References
philippinense
Flora of the Philippines
Flora of Taiwan
Plants described in 1873
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