Liliaceae
Lilium

Lilium polyphyllum D.Don

First published in J.F.Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 388 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to N. India. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, J.R. [14165] India K003949725 Yes
[J.M.L. Joan]; [M. Legge] India K003949769 Yes
[W. S. A] [24257] India K003949728 Yes
Thomson, T. India K003949747 Yes
s.coll. [918] Afghanistan K003948715 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [[14305]] India K003949723 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [20233] India K003949730 Yes
Gamble, J.S. India K003949760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003949770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001613444 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. India K003949764 Yes
Collett, H [116] Afghanistan K003948714 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Afghanistan K003948718 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003949734 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949743 Yes
Schickhoff, U. [838] Pakistan K003949720 Yes
Ellis, R. India K003949739 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949759 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949750 Yes
Collett, H. [116] Afghanistan K003948719 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K003949718 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India K003949737 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [14305] India K003949732 Yes
Thomson, T. K003949767 Yes
K:SPC-34641.000 No
Brandes India K003949746 Yes
s.coll. [763] Pakistan K003949722 Yes
s.coll. [763] Pakistan K003949721 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949762 Yes
Gamble, J.S. India K003949754 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003949736 Yes
Winterbottom, J.E. [417] India K003949735 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh India K003949741 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949761 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610364 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [799] Afghanistan K003948717 No
Gamble, J.S. India K003949755 No
Aitchison, J.E.T. [736] Afghanistan K003948713 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949753 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [719] India K003949733 Yes
[C. Ratcliffe]; [E. G. Losler] [s.n.] India K003949729 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949752 Yes
Rich, H.H. India K003949744 Yes
Ellis, R. India K003949758 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29554B] India K003949727 Yes
Gamble, J.S. India K003949757 Yes
Haines, H.H. India K003949768 Yes
Gamble, J.S. India K003949756 Yes
Aitchison [s.n.] India K003949726 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Harsukh India K003949740 Yes
Thomson, T. India K003949766 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [6448] India K003949731 Yes
Collett, H. India K003949748 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949738 Yes
Rich, H.H. India K003949749 Yes
Edgeworth India K003949765 Yes
Drummond, J.R. India K003949751 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T [109] India K003949724 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [233] Afghanistan K003948716 Yes
Ellis, R. India K003949742 Yes
Rich, H.H. India K003949763 Yes
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [1453] Pakistan K003949719 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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