Tricyrtis formosana, the toad lily, is an East Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family.Baker, John Gilbert 1879. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 17(103): 465 It is native to Taiwan and to Nansei-shoto (also known as the Ryukyu Islands, part of Japan).
The Latin specific epithet formosana refers to the former name of Taiwan, Formosa.
Description Tricyrtis formosana is a rhizomatous herbaceous peennial up to tall, sometimes branching but sometimes not. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, white or light purple with prominent darker purple spots.Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 152 台湾油点草 tai wan you dian cao Tricyrtis formosana Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 465. 1879.
Varieties Tricyrtis formosana var. formosana - Taiwan, Iriomote Tricyrtis formosana var. glandosa (T.Shimizu) T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying - Taiwan
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