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Lycoris

Lycoris radiata, a species with long stamens

Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Genus:	Lycoris Herb.

Species

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Lycoris sanguinea, a species with short stamens

Lycoris is a genus of 13–20 species of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, formerly often treated in the family Liliaceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Asparagales is an order of Flowering plants The order must include the family Asparagaceae, but other families included in the order have varied markedly Amaryllidaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants. William Herbert may refer to several people including Earls William Herbert 1st Earl of Pembroke (1468 creation William Herbert In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Amaryllidaceae is the Botanical name of a family of Flowering plants. The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of Monocotyledons in the order Liliales. They are native to eastern and southern Asia in Japan, southern Korea, eastern and southern China, northern Vietnam, northern Laos, northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, Nepal, northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern Iran. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. In English they are also called hurricane lilies or cluster amaryllises. The genus shares the English name spider lily with two other related genera; in Chinese they are known as 石蒜属 shi suan shu, and in Japanese, ヒガンバナ属. ^[1]. ^[2]^[3] This means equinox flower, because they bloom during the autumnal equinoctial week in Japan.

They are bulb-producing perennial plants. A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than The leaves are long and slender, 30–60 cm long and only 0. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. 5–2 cm broad. The scape is erect, 30–70 cm tall, bearing a terminal umbel of four to eight flowers, which can be white, yellow, orange, or red. In Botany, scapes are flowering stems usually leafless rising from the crown or roots of a plant An umbel is an Inflorescence which consists of a number of short Flower stalks (called pedicels) which are equal in length and spread from a common A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The flowers divide into two types, those very long, filamentous stamens two or three times as long as the tepals (subgenus Lycoris; e. The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male Tepals are elements of the Perianth, or outer part of a flower which include the Petals or Sepals The term tepal is usually used when all segments g. Lycoris radiata), and those with shorter stamens not much longer than the tepals (subgenus Symmanthus Traub & Moldenke; e. g. Lycoris sanguinea). The fruit is a three-velved capsule containing several black seeds. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. In Botany a capsule is a type of simple dry Fruit produced by many species of Flowering plants A capsule is a dehiscent structure composed of two A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored Many of the species are sterile, reproducing only vegetatively, and are probably of hybrid origin; several additional known hybrids occur. In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. ^[1]^[4]^[2]

1 Selected species
2 Cultivation and uses
3 Legends
4 Language of flowers
5 References
6 External links

Selected species

Lycoris anhuiensis Y. Xu & G. J. Fan
Lycoris aurea (Golden Spider Lily) (L'Hér. ) Herb.
Lycoris caldwellii (Magic Lily) Traub
Lycoris chinensis (Yellow Surprise Lily) Traub
Lycoris guangxiensis Y. Xu & G. J. Fan
Lycoris incarnata (Peppermint Surprise Lily) Comes ex Sprenger
Lycoris longituba (Long Tube Surprise Lily) Y. Xu & G. J. Fan
Lycoris radiata (Spider Lily) (L'Hér. ) Herb.
Lycoris sanguinea (Orange Spider Lily) Maxim.
Lycoris shaanxiensis Y. Xu & Z. B. Hu
Lycoris sprengeri (Tie Dye Surprise Lily) Comes ex Baker
Lycoris squamigera (Naked Lady, Surprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily) Maxim. Lycoris squamigera ( resurrection lily) is a Plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae.
Lycoris straminea Lindl.

Hybrids

Lycoris × albiflora (White Spider Lily) Koidz. (natural hybrid, parentage uncertain)
Lycoris × houdyshelii (Surprise Lily) Traub (cultivated hybrid, unknown origin)
Lycoris × rosea Traub & Moldenke (probably L. radiata × L. sprengeri)

Cultivation and uses

Lycoris are extensively cultivated as ornamental plants in Japan and China, and also in other warm temperate regions of the world. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common In Japan, they are widely used at the edges of rice paddy fields to provide a strip of bright flowers in the summer, and over 230 cultivars have been selected for garden use. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many A paddy field is a flooded parcel of Arable land used for growing Rice and other semiaquatic crops. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar They are locally naturalised in the southeastern United States, where they are often called hurricane flowers. In Biology, naturalisation is the process when foreign or cultivated plants or animals have spread into the Wild, where they multiply by natural regeneration The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Legends

Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the autumnal equinox, they are described in the Lotus Sutra as ominous flowers that grow in Diyu, or Huángquán (Simplified Chinese: 黄泉; Traditional Chinese: 黃泉), and guide the dead into the next reincarnation. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle The Lotus Sutra or Sutra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma (Sanskrit sa सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्र Saddharma Diyu ( literally "earth prison" is the realm of the dead or " Hell " in Chinese mythology.

When the flowers of Lycoris bloom, their leaves would have fallen; When their leaves grow, the flowers would have wilted. This weird phenomenon results in various legends. Here below is a famous one: A long, long time ago, there were two elves :Mañju (Simplified Chinese: 曼珠; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠) , who guarded the flower, and Saka(Simplified Chinese: 沙华; Traditional Chinese: 沙華) , who guarded the leaves. An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming Out of curiosity, they defied their fate of being guarding the herb alone, and managed to meet each other. At first sight, they fell in love with each other. The God, exasperated by their waywardness, separated the miserable couple, and laid a curse on them as a punishment : The flowers of Mañju shall never meet the leaves of Saka again. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity.

It was said that each time when the couple met after death in Diyu, they vowed to meet each other after reincarnation. Diyu ( literally "earth prison" is the realm of the dead or " Hell " in Chinese mythology. However, neither of them could keep their words. In commemoration of the persevere couple, some call the herbs 'Mañjusaka' (Simplified Chinese:曼珠沙华; Traditional Chinese: 曼珠沙華), a mixture of 'Mañju' and 'Saka', instead of their scientific name.

Some other legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers, also called red spider lilies, would bloom along the path. Probably because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often use these flowers in funerals. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember

Language of flowers

The language of flowers for Lycoris in Japan seems pessimistic: Poignant memories. The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of Communication in which various Flowers and floral arrangements For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. That in Korea is similar: Yearning for each other. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. In China, however, due to their bright colour, these flowers imply elegance and purity. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Chinese people often use them as decorations in festivals or celebrations.