Lilium philippinense
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|genus = Lilium
|species = philippinense
|synonyms = *Lilium yoshidae Leichtlin
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Lilium philippinense, commonly known as the Benguet lily,{{cite news|title=Lilium philippinense (Benguet lily)|url=http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/lilium-philippinense|accessdate=10 February 2015|publisher=Shoot Limited}} or Philippine lily,{{PLANTS|id=LIPH4|taxon=Lilium philippinense|accessdate=21 June 2015}} is a lily native to Taiwan and to the Cordillera region, primarily to the province of Benguet, in the northern Philippines.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=279893 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16448237#page/1163/mode/1up Baker, John Gilbert 1873. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1873: 1141] short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in English, line drawing of flower and leaves of Lilium philippinense This flower has several native names like us-usdong ("bowing", Kankanaey), kanyon (Ilocano from Spanish {{Wikt-lang|es|cañón}} "tube") and sabong ti bantay ("mountain flower").{{cite journal |last1=Balangcod |first1=Teodora D. |last2=Cuevas |first2=Virginia C. |last3=Buot |first3=Inocencio E. |last4=Balangcod |first4=Ashlyn Kim D. |date=2011 |title=Geographic Distribution of Lilium Philippinense Baker (Liliaceae) in the Cordillera Central Range, Luzon Island, Philippines |journal=Taiwania |volume=56 |issue=3 |page=186-194}}
Description
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It grows in well drained rocky slope soil under direct sunlight.
The plant's flowers are white trumpet-shaped, known to emit a fragrant odor.{{cite news|title=Park personnel rear vanishing Benguet lily|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/local-news/2013/08/13/park-personnel-rear-vanishing-benguet-lily-297618|accessdate=10 February 2015|publisher=Sun.Star Baguio|date=13 August 2013}}Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Conservation status
Lilium philippinense is endangered and is known to thrive only in high altitudes of the Cordillera Central mountains mostly between 1,443 and 1,868 meters. In August 2013, the Baguio City Environment and Parks Management Office personnel had successfully raised the lilies for six months at the city's Botanical Garden.
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Category:Flora of the Philippines
Category:Plants described in 1873
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