Cardiocrinum cathayanum

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|genus = Cardiocrinum

|species = cathayanum

|authority = (E.H.Wilson) Stearn

|synonyms = Lilium cathayanum E.H.Wilson

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Cardiocrinum cathayanum is a species of Chinese plants in the lily family, with large showy flowers. It is native to the Provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=301917 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027591 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 135 荞麦叶大百合 qiao mai ye da bai he Cardiocrinum cathayanum (E. H. Wilson) Stearn]Stearn, William Thomas. 1948. Gardeners' Chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. series 3, vol 124, page 4Wilson, Ernest Henry. 1925. Lilies of East Asia 99

Cardiocrinum cathayanum is similar to the more widespread and commonly cultivated C. giganteum, but it C. cathayanum generally has only 3-5 flowers per raceme, as compared to 10-16 flowers in C. giganteum.