taxonID	type	description	language	source
4854AAA6917858BCAE9918F7C8DD2BB8.taxon	description	Figs 2, 3, 4, 5 and Table 1	en	Wang, Ting, Shen, Xiuying, Wang, De, Zhao, Ying, Qu, Xiaomei, Gao, Yundong (2025): Lilium brunneum (Liliaceae): a newly discovered species in north-western Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys 254: 201-219, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.147769
4854AAA6917858BCAE9918F7C8DD2BB8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Lilium brunneum shares morphological similarities with L. georgei, L. souliei, and L. saccatum but exhibits distinct differences that set it apart. Compared to L. georgei, L. brunneum is characterised by its shorter stature and smaller flowers. In contrast to L. souliei, it possesses shorter pedicels, and its filaments are closely appressed to the ovary. When compared to L. saccatum, L. brunneum is distinguished by its unique petal coloration, which ranges from brown to light brown with a greenish-yellow base. (Table 1, Fig. 2).	en	Wang, Ting, Shen, Xiuying, Wang, De, Zhao, Ying, Qu, Xiaomei, Gao, Yundong (2025): Lilium brunneum (Liliaceae): a newly discovered species in north-western Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys 254: 201-219, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.147769
4854AAA6917858BCAE9918F7C8DD2BB8.taxon	description	Description. Perennial herbs with narrowly ovoid bulbs, 1.4 – 1.7 cm in diam.; scales white, outermost partially purplish-red, lanceolate. 1.5 – 3 cm × 6 – 10 mm. Stem erect, 16 – 28 cm. Leaves 6 – 12, scattered, narrowly elliptic, lanceolate, margin sometimes sparsely papillose. Flower solitary, nodding, campanulate. Tepals brown to light brown, usually paler towards base, unspotted, basally gibbous, greenish yellow; outer elliptic, 1.8 – 2.6 × 0.5 – 1.1 cm, apex shortly pointed; inner 0.6 – 1.2 cm wide; nectaries greenish yellow, not papillose. Stamens converging, adnate to the ovary; filaments to 1.0 cm, glabrous, green; anthers dorsifixed at approximately the middle, purple-brown, 4 – 7 mm. Ovary cylindrical, 7 – 11 mm long, 2 – 3 mm wide, green; style shorter than ovary, 5 – 7 mm; stigma swollen. Capsule subglobose, 1.5 – 2 cm in diam.	en	Wang, Ting, Shen, Xiuying, Wang, De, Zhao, Ying, Qu, Xiaomei, Gao, Yundong (2025): Lilium brunneum (Liliaceae): a newly discovered species in north-western Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys 254: 201-219, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.147769
4854AAA6917858BCAE9918F7C8DD2BB8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The epithet and Chinese name adopted here both denote the perianth colour of light brown resembling that of caramel.	en	Wang, Ting, Shen, Xiuying, Wang, De, Zhao, Ying, Qu, Xiaomei, Gao, Yundong (2025): Lilium brunneum (Liliaceae): a newly discovered species in north-western Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys 254: 201-219, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.254.147769
