Liliaceae
Lilium

Lilium apertum Franch.

First published in J. Bot. (Morot) 12: 220 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Sichuan, NW. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Myanmar, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Nomocharis aperta.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rock, J.F. [8962] China Nomocharis aperta K003948101 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nomocharis aperta K003948143 Yes
Rock, J.F. [9719] China Nomocharis aperta K003948102 Yes
Forrest, G. [10620] China Nomocharis aperta K000900817 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nomocharis aperta K003948144 Yes
Mclaren, H.D.; {Lord Aberconway} [Mc/L/L28A] China Nomocharis aperta K003948105 Yes
Rock, J.F. [9387] China Nomocharis aperta K003948100 Yes
{Chungtien-Lijiang-Dali Expedition} [319] China Nomocharis aperta K003948104 Yes
Rock, J.F. [17158] China Nomocharis aperta K003948103 No
Mclaren, H.D. [Mc/L/D56] China Nomocharis aperta K003948106 Yes
Mclaren, H.D. [Mc/L/B45] China Nomocharis aperta K003948109 Yes
Mclaren, H.D. [Mc/L/D56] China Nomocharis aperta K003948108 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nomocharis aperta K003948142 Yes
Mclaren, H.D. [Mc/L/D247] China Nomocharis aperta K003948107 Yes
Delavay, J.M. [4178] China Nomocharis aperta K000900816 Unknown Type Material Yes
Alpine Garden Society Exped. [ACE97] China Nomocharis aperta K003948110 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0