Lilium brownii var. chloraster (Baker) Baker, Gardeners Chronicle ser. 3 vol. 10: 225 (22 August 1891)

Lilium brownii chloraster ≡ Lilium brownii var. chloraster (Baker) Baker, Gardeners Chronicle ser. 3 vol. 10: 225 (22 August 1891)

Lilium chloraster ≡ Lilium chloraster (Baker) E.H.Wilson, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society vol. 42: 36 (1916)

Lilium leucanthum chloraster ≡ Lilium leucanthum var. chloraster (Baker) E.H.Wilson, Lilies East Asia: 41 (1925).

Lilium wenshanense = Lilium wenshanense L.J.Peng & F.X.Li, Acta Bot. Yunnan., Suppl. 3: 33 (1990). Holotype: China, Yunnan, Wenshan "in pratis 1000-2200 m" (Cultivated Kunming Botanic Garden), 30 June 1989, L.J.Peng 89-1 (holo. KUN!), KUN304310 [barcode KUN-1219367]; isotype: China, Yunnan, Wenshan (Cult.) (iso. KUN!), KUN304309 [barcode KUN-1219364].

Basionym.

Lilium longiflorum var. chloraster Baker, Gardeners Chronicle ser. 3 vol. 10: 66 (18 July 1891) Holotype: China, Hubei, A.Henry s.n. (Cult. July 1891, RBG Kew, floral parts in two capsules) via Charles Ford in Hong Kong (holo. K!) [K-000464716]

Diagnosis.

Differing from var. Lilium longiflorum brownii by the greenish colouration on the outside of the corolla. Lilium wenshanense was differentiated by having articulated scales, a feature now found to vary across the range of the species.

Distribution.

China: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.

Ecology.

Growing in open grassy meadows, rocky hillsides, open woods and amongst low scrub, 100 to 2200 m alt. Flowering in June to August.