Lilium davidii explained

Lilium davidii is an Asian species of plants in the lily family, native to mountainous areas of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Bhutan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan.^{[1] [2]}

Lilium davidii grows up to 1.5m high, and bears up to about 20 unscented flowers with recurved tepals (bent backwards), orange or reddish orange, from July to August.

The plant is cultivated for its edible bulb.^[3] It is a stem-rooting lily (adventitious roots emerging above the bulb) that also forms bulbils.

The species is named for French missionary and naturalist Armand David (1826-1900).

References

• Patrick M. Synge: Collins Guide to Bulbs. 1961.
• European Garden Flora; vol. 1, 1986.
• Natural food-Vegetables

Notes and References

1. Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
2. Mao, A.A. & Bhaumik, M. (2007). Notes on Lilium davidii Duchartre - a rare beautiful lily from Manipur, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 31: 436-438.
3. Book: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027712. Flora of China. Liang Songyun (梁松筠 Liang Song-jun). Minoru N. Tamura. Lilium Linnaeus. 24.