Yellow cuckoo - Yellow cuckoo

Japanese: キバナノホトトギス - きばなのほととぎす
Yellow cuckoo - Yellow cuckoo

A perennial plant of the lily family (APG classification: Liliaceae). The stem stands upright, 10-40 cm tall, and is sparsely covered with stiff hairs. The leaves are dark green, oblanceolate, and somewhat clasp the stem at the base. From September to October, 1-3 flower stalks about 5 mm long and densely covered with brown hairs appear from the leaf axils, and 5-7 yellow flowers bloom upward at the tip. It is endemic to Miyazaki Prefecture, but has been widely cultivated since ancient times.

[Akira Kono, December 13, 2018]

Major species of the Lesser Cuckoo genus [specimen illustrations]
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Major species of the Lesser Cuckoo genus [specimen illustrations]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ユリ科(APG分類:ユリ科)の多年草。茎は高さ10~40センチメートルで直立し、硬い毛をまばらにつける。葉は深緑色、倒披針(とうひしん)形で、基部は多少茎を抱く。9~10月、葉腋(ようえき)から褐色毛を密につけた5ミリメートルほどの花柄を1~3本出し、先端に5~7個の黄色花を上向きに開く。宮崎県の固有種であるが、古くから広く栽培されている。

[河野昭一 2018年12月13日]

ホトトギス属のおもな種類〔標本画〕
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ホトトギス属のおもな種類〔標本画〕


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