Fritillaria monantha

Fritillaria monantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Fritillaria
Species:	F. monantha
Binomial name
*Fritillaria monantha* Migo
Synonyms^[1]
Synonymy Fritillaria hupehensis P.K.Hsiao & K.C.Hsia Fritillaria huangshanensis Y.K.Yang & C.J.Wu Fritillaria lichuanensis P.Li & C.P.Yang Fritillaria ningguoensis S.C.Chen & S.F.Yin Fritillaria puqiensis G.D.Yu & G.Y.Chen Fritillaria wanjiangensis Y.K.Yang, J.Z.Shao & Y.H.Zhang Fritillaria qimenensis D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao Fritillaria guizhouensis Y.K.Yang, S.Z.He & J.K.Wu

Fritillaria monantha is a Chinese plant species of the lily family. It is found only in China, found in the Provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang.^[1]^[2]

Fritillaria monantha produces bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Stem is up to 100 cm tall. Flowers are nodding (hanging downwards), usually yellowish to pale purple, with purple spots.^[3]

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 129 天目贝母 tian mu bei mu Fritillaria monantha Migo
↑ Migo, Hisao. 1939. Journal of the Shanghai Science Institute section 3, 4: 139

External links

Encyclopedia of Life China, Fritillaria monantha Migo (1939) 天目贝母 in Chinese with color photo

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