Liliaceae

Melanthiaceae

Lilium L.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 16 October 2023

Lilium formosanum A.Wallace, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 40 (1891) 442; Paltiyan-Bugtong et al., Tropical Life Sciences Research 34 (2023) 217. ≠ Lilium philippinense auct. non Baker; Napaldet, Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 11 (2017) 47. Distribution: Taiwan. LUZON: Benguet, Ifugao (photos), Mountain Province (photos). Naturalized.
Lilium longiflorum Thunb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 1st Ser. 2 (1794) 333; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 204. Distribution: Japan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Taiwan. BATAN, MINDORO, Y’AMI. Notes: Jessop (1979): Native country not exactly known, possibly naturalized over part of its range. DAO category: Vulnerable. Cryptogenic.
- var. longiflorum. Distribution: Japan, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls. BATAN, MINDORO, Y’AMI. Notes: Low elevation, open grassy slopes. Cryptogenic.
Lilium philippinense Baker, Gard. Chron., 1st Ser. 1873 (1873) 1141; Merrill, EPFP 1 (1923) 204; Balangcod et al., Taiwania 56 (2011) 186; Paltiyan-Bugtong et al., Tropical Life Sciences Research 34 (2023) 221. Distribution: Philippines, Taiwan. BATAN, LUZON: Benguet, Ilocos Norte (photos), Mountain Province, Pangasinan. Notes: On steep grassy slopes in the pine region. Fl. May; fr. Oct. 754-2300m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 12 June 2026

Tricyrtis imeldae H.G.Gut., PJS 103 (1975) 171; Jessop, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 9 (1979) 197; Type: PNH 108823 (PNH, holo), Mindanao: South Cotabato. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Apayao (photos), MINDANAO: Davao del Sur (photos), Misamis Oriental (photos), South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat (photos). Notes: Primary forest, along streams. Fl. Aug. 676-1014m (photos) to 1300m. DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.

Balangcod, TD, VC Cuevas, IE Buot & AK Balangcod. 2011. Geographic distribution of Lilium philippinense Baker (Liliaceae) in the Cordillera Central Range, Luzon Island, Philippines. Taiwania 56: 186-194.
Jessop, JP. 1979. Liliaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 9: 189-235
Napaldet, JT. 2017. Morpho-anatomical characterization of Benguet lily (Lilium philippinense Baker). Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 11: 47–56.
Paltiyan-Bugtong, JC, RG Lumpio & JT Napaldet. 2023. Morpho-anatomy and mathematical modelling in Lilium philippinense Baker from Cordillera Central Range, Philippines. Tropical Life Sciences Research 34: 217-235.