Lilium tsingtauense explained

Lilium tsingtauense, also known as twilight lily, is an East Asian species of plants in the lily family.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Korea and eastern China (Anhui + Shandong Provinces).^[3]

Lilium tsingtauense is an herb up to 85 cm tall, growing as a single stem from a scaly bulb. It has smooth, inversely lanceolate leaves, about long and mostly in 2 whorls. The plant bears loose umbels of 6 (but may be up to 15) upright, unscented, shallow trumpet-shaped flowers, that blossom under partial sunlight. These appear in midsummer and are orange or reddish-orange with maroon spots.^{[1] [4]}

It is named for the city of Qingdao in The People's Republic of China,^[5] which was then known as Tsingtau under the German lease on the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=280245 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/697#page/192/mode/1up Gilg, Ernest Friedrich 1904. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34(Beibl. 75): 24
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027750 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 138 青岛百合 qing dao bai he Lilium tsingtauense Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34(Beibl. 75): 24. 1904.
4. Book: Christopher Brickell. The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.. London. 1996. 617. 0-7513-0436-0.
5. Book: Allen J Coombes. The Hamlyn Guide to Plant Names. Reed International Books. London. 1985. 0-600-57545-4. 118.