Liliaceae
Lilium

Lilium formosanum A.Wallace

First published in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 40: 442 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Taiwan. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Taiwan

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, Cape Provinces, Florida, Japan, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Victoria, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Grimshaw, J. (2005). Liliaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-4.
  • Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Grimshaw in F.T.E.A, Liliaceae: 3 (2005).
  • Maroyi in Kirkia 18: 187 (2006).
  • Stapf in Bot. Mag. 154: t.9205 (1930).
  • Wallace in Garden (London) 40: 442 (1891).
  • Woodcock & Stearn, Lilies World: 219 (1950).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Grimshaw, J. (2005). Liliaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-4.
  • Healey, A.J. & Edgar, E. (1980). Flora of New Zealand 3: 1-220. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Walderley, M.G.L., Shepherd, G.J., Melhem, T.S. & Giulietti, A.M. (eds.) (2005). Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo 4: 1-392. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Wood, J.R.I., et al [23116] Bolivia K000524367 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Wood, J.R.I., et al [23116] Bolivia K000524388 Yes
Price, W.R. [75] Taiwan K003948844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948862 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948861 Yes
Oldham, R. [565] K000464664 Type Yes
Price, W.R. [804] K003948859 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948863 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948868 Yes
Price, W.R. [571] Taiwan K003948849 Yes
Wilford, C. [548] Taiwan K003948841 Yes
Price, W.R. [471] K003948856 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003949888 Yes
Hancock, W. [39] China K003948834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948842 Yes
Price, W.R. [804] K003948860 Yes
Price, W.R. [870] Taiwan K003948848 Yes
Coveny, R.; Roy, S.K. [9199] Australia K003949882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948858 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948867 Yes
Price, W.R. [276] Taiwan K003948851 Yes
Price, W.R. [276] Taiwan K003948846 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Mendoza, M.; Molina, J.A. [22781] Bolivia K003610187 Yes
Lovett, J.; Keeley, P.A.; Niblett, M.W. [1679] Tanzania K003949890 Yes
Henry, A. [927] Taiwan K003948843 Yes
Price, W.R. [276] Taiwan K003948850 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948855 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948835 Yes
Coveny, R.; Campbell, D. [6060] Australia K003949883 No
K:SPC-34772.000 No
Wild, H. [7498] Zimbabwe K003949893 Yes
Kirkham; Flanagan [ETOT151] Taiwan K003948872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948864 Yes
Coveny, R.; Hind, P. [9292] Australia K003949884 Yes
Hancock, W. [24] Taiwan K003948840 Yes
Poilecot, P. [7540] Zimbabwe K003949894 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948838 Yes
Coveny, R.; Wilson, K. [6107] Australia K003949881 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948871 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948857 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948832 Yes
Poilecot, P. [7540] Zimbabwe K003949895 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Pope, G.V. [19581] Zimbabwe K003949896 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Pope, G.V. [19581] Zimbabwe K003949897 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948836 Yes
s.coll. [9198] Australia K003949885 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Pope, G.V. [19581] Zimbabwe K003949898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003949886 Yes
Kisena [195] Tanzania K003949889 Yes
Swinhoe, R. [s.n.] K000464663 Type Yes
Grosvenor, R.K. [791] Zimbabwe K003949892 Yes
Hancock, W. [24] Taiwan K003948839 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948865 Yes
Price, W.R. [276] Taiwan K003948852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948854 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948837 Yes
Price, W.R. [870] Taiwan K003948845 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948853 Yes
Oldham, R. [565] K000464662 Type Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Taiwan K003948833 Yes
Price, W.R. [517] Taiwan K003948847 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948866 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948869 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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