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Lycoris sanguinea Maxim.  
Family: Amaryllidaceae
[Hippeastrum sanguineum (Maxim.) H.L?., moreLycoris koreana Nakai, Lycoris sanguinea f. albiflora Honda, Lycoris sanguinea f. palensflos Konta, Lycoris sanguinea f. plena T.Yamaz., Lycoris sanguinea var. cyrtanthiflora Worsley, Lycoris sanguinea var. koreana (Nakai) T.Koyama, Ungernia oldhamii Maxim.]
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Japan Flora: Bulbs tunicate, 1.5-2 cm. in diameter; leaves strap-shaped, 10-12 mm. wide, pale green, soft, appearing in spring, some-what glaucescent; scapes 30-50 cm. long, the involucral bracts narrowly lanceolate, membranous, 2-4 cm. long; flowers several, orange-red, without odor, 5-6 cm. long, the pedicels 2-5 cm. long; perianth-tube 12-15 mm. long, greenish, the segments narrowly oblanceolate, subobtnse, ascending, scarcely or slightly recurved at apex; stamens slightly shorter than the perianth, the anthers pale yellow, about 2.5 mm. long; style as long as the perianth; fruit globose. Aug. Wooded hills and low mountains;

Hokkaido (naturalized), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; common. China.

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