Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium nepalense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium nepalense is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 100cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas, from northwest India, Nepal, southern China, Bhutan, Myanmar and northern Thailand

HabitatExposed positions amongst rocks, open slopes, bushy places in mixed forests, often found on limestone rocks and in bamboo thickets; at elevations from 2,100 - 3,500 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].