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Yellow Gentian Lily
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Yellow Gentian Lily
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Common name: Yellow gentian lily • Chinese: 大钟花 Da zhong hua
Botanical name: Megacodon stylophorus    Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Gentiana stylophora

Yellow gentian lily is a robust perennial herb, with stout hollow stem 1-2 m tall. Large leaves are elliptic, prominently 5-veined. Upper leaves are smaller, oppositely arranged, fused at base. Flowers are large, yellow, lily like, netted with green veins. They are born in the axils of upper leaves. Sepals are elliptic, pointed. Flowers are bell-shaped, 6-8 cm long. Petals are curved outwards at the tip. Yellow gentian lily is found in Eastern Himalayas, from Nepal to NE India, S. Tibet and SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m. Flowering: June-July.

Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess Photographed in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

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