Lilium oxypetalum
Lilium oxypetalum
Lilium oxypetalum is a species in the genus of lilies ( Lilium) in the Asian section. The species was described in 1925 by Ernest Henry Wilson as Nomocharis oxypetala and assigned to the genus Nomocharis, according to the current state of research but it is a type of lily.
Description
Lilium oxypetalum reaches a height about 30 cm. The leaves are linear, up to 6 cm long and densely distributed around the stem.
The plant flowers in June with one or two horizontal hanging, bell-shaped flowers. The hermaphrodite flowers are triple. The six arranged spatulate bracts ( tepals ) have a pointed apex, they are about 5 cm long and up to 3 cm wide. The basic color of the flowers is greenish- purple or purple - pink, with or without fine points. The anthers and the pollen is brown, the filaments are green. The nectaries are ciliated, the pen is green and about 3 inches tall and the scar is yellow-orange. The seeds ripen in seed capsules.
The bulbs are small, and covered with white scales.
Dissemination
Lilium oxypetalum needs fresh cool places at altitudes 3400-5100 m above sea level.
The species is endemic in the Himalayas, the distribution area extends from the northern Indian city of Shimla up in the western Nepal.