...A perennial plant of the lily family (illustration). Its white flowers have purple spots, and the Japanese name comes from the fact that these spots resemble the markings on the chest of the lesser cuckoo bird. The stems are 50-80cm tall, and often grow drooping from cliff edges. The leaves are alternate, oblong to lanceolate, slightly elongated at the tip, 10-15cm long, and embrace the stem at the base. In general, the stems and leaves have many hairs that turn diagonally upward. In early to mid-October, one or several flowers turn upward in the leaf axils. The petals are about 3cm long, and the bases of the outer petals are swollen, secreting nectar inside. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Tricyrtis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ユリ科の多年草(イラスト)。白地に紫斑のある花を咲かせ,この斑点が鳥のホトトギスの胸の斑紋に似ていることから和名が付いた。茎は高さ50~80cm,多くは崖縁などに垂れ下がるように生育する。葉は互生し,長楕円形から披針形で,先端はやや細長く伸び,長さ10~15cm,基部は茎を抱く。一般に茎と葉に斜め上向きの毛が多い。10月上~中旬,葉腋(ようえき)に1~数個の花を上向きにつける。花被片の長さは約3cm,外花被片の基部は膨らんで,中にみつを分泌する。… ※「Tricyrtis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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