Lilies and Related Plants - RHS Lily Group

discuss the ranking of these variations.
There is a misleading name, Lilium wilsonii Leichtlin (1868) that should be
named L . xelegans (× elegans) or be dealt with as a synonym of L . maculatum
Thunberg. L . maculatum var. bukosanense (Honda) Hara (1963) was found in
a limestone area on Mt. Bukosan, Saitama Prefecture, but extensive excavation of
limestone caused its extinction through habitat destruction. However, records
of L . maculatum var. bukosanense growing in the basaltic zone should be reexamined.
Lilium maculatum var. monticola Hara (1963), originally insufficiently
described, has been accepted as an inland variety. Characteristic morphology
appears on the stems, leaves and inflorescence of fully grown plants, as is shown in
the photographs in the 3 rd chapter of my book and here, below.
All of the comments, in this summary of my book and in my book itself, are
based on my own observations and in relation to 350 photographs, which show
the morphology and provide an insight into the ecology of the eight Japanese
species lilies I have dealt with. People may have objections to or agree with the
observations. My aim is to create in many Japanese people the desire to carry out
their respective liliology on local wild species lilies. There are seven other wild
species lilies, not dealt with in my book, and the population dynamics of each of
them should be assessed as soon as possible.
My respective liliology has made gradual progress for 10 years. It is proved
that propagation of wild lilies by seeds is indispensable for the conservation of
Above, Lilium maculatum var. monticola Hara. Characteristic feature of leaves
(shown left) and inflorescence (right), 07.06.05(a)-21(c).
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