Cardiocrinum
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Cardiocrinum is a genus of bulbous plants of the lily family first described in 1846. They are native to the Himalaya, China, the Russian Far East, and Japan.[1] The bulbs are usually formed at the soil surface. The preferred habitat is woodland. The plants tend to be monocarpic, dying after flowering.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Description
Cardiocrinum is a genus of monocarpic perennial herbs.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Taxonomy
Cardiocrinum was originally described by Endlicher in 1836 as one of five sections of Lilium,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". to which it is closely related. Later authors considered it a separate genus.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The common name is giant lilies. They differ from Lilium in some characteristics, most notably in the heart shaped leaves. The genus name alludes to these leaves, from the Greek kardia, heart, and krinon, lily.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Himalayan species Cardiocrinum giganteum is the largest of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high.
Species
The genus Cardiocrinum is endemic to East Asia and has three species, two of which occur in China.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Cardiocrinum cathayanum (E.H.Wilson) Stearn | E + C China | |
| File:Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii.JPG | Cardiocrinum cordatum (Thunb.) Makino | Japan, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin |
| File:Cardiocrinum giganteum AJT Johnsingh.JPG | Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino | Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal, SikkimScript error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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