Lilium brownii var. viridulum

Lilium brownii var. viridulum is a variety of Lilium brownii native to China.[2] It is one of the three most commonly cultivated lilies for culinary and medicinal uses in China. The other two are L. lancifolium and L. davidii var. unicolor. Its bulb has a bland taste, while the bulb of L. lancifolium is bitter and that of L. davidii var. unicolor is sweet.[3]

Lilium brownii var. viridulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. brownii
Variety:
L. b. var. viridulum
Trinomial name
Lilium brownii var. viridulum
Synonyms[1]
  • Lilium aduncum Elwes
  • Lilium brownii var. chlorasteri Baker
  • Lilium brownii var. colchesteri (Van Houtte) Stapf
  • Lilium brownii var. odorum (Planch.) Baker
  • Lilium japonicum var. colchesteri Van Houtte
  • Lilium longiflorum var. purpureoviolaceum H.Lév.
  • Lilium odorum Planch.

Names

Lilium brownii var. viridulum was named 百合 (bai he, "hundred united") in old Chinese texts, referring to the numerous scales of a bulb.[4] As bai he is also used as a generic term for all kinds of lilies, this variety of lily is often specifically called 龍牙百合 (dragon-tooth lily), which describes the appearance of the bulb scales.

Its Korean name is 당나리 (Tang lily), indicating it was introduced from China. In the late 16th century, it was introduced to Japan, probably from Korea via the port of Hakata (the old name of Fukuoka), and therefore named ハカタユリ (Hakata lily) in Japanese.[5] However, there is another story in which the lily was given by a Chinese man to a Japanese woman in Hakata.[6]

References
  1. "Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker". Catalogue of Life. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. "Lilium brownii var. viridulum in Flora of China". efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. 陈辉; 张秋霞 (2019-08-28). "【药材辨识】百合，你买对了吗？". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 羊城晚报. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. 李時珍 (1590s). 本草綱目.
  5. Okubo, H. (2006). "History of Lilium brownii var. colchesteri in Japan". Science Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University (Japan) (in Japanese). ISSN 1347-0159.
  6. Okubo, Hiroshi; Hiramatsu, Michikazu; Masuda, Jun Ichiro; Sakazono, Satomi (2012-12-20). "New insight into Lilium brownii var. colchesteri". Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology. 6 (SPEC.ISS.2): 44–52. ISSN 1749-0294.
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