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*''Nerine radiata'' <small>(L'Hér.) Sweet</small>
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*''Orexis radiata'' <small>(L'Hér.) Salisb.</small>
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'''''Lycoris radiata''''', known as the '''red spider lily''', '''red magic lily''', '''corpse flower''', or '''equinox flower''', is a plant in the amaryllis family, [[Amaryllidaceae]], subfamily [[Amaryllidoideae]].<ref name="APweb" /> Originally from China, Korea, and Nepal, it was introduced into Japan and from there to the United States and elsewhere. It is considered naturalized in [[Seychelles]] and in the [[Ryukyu Islands]].<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=280540 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> It flowers in the late summer or autumn, often in response to heavy rainfall. The common name '''hurricane lily''' refers to this characteristic, as do other common names, such as '''resurrection lily'''; these may be used for the genus as a whole.<ref name="Knox2011">{{Citation |last=Knox |first=Gary W. |year=2011 |title=Hurricane Lilies, ''Lycoris'' Species, in Florida |publisher=Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida |url=http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep255 |access-date=2012-04-12 }}</ref>
'''''Lycoris radiata''''', known as the '''red spider lily''', '''red magic lily''', '''corpse flower''', or '''equinox flower''', is a plant in the amaryllis family, [[Amaryllidaceae]], subfamily [[Amaryllidoideae]].<ref name="APweb" /> It is originally from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal<ref name=POWO/> and spread from there to the United States and elsewhere. It is considered naturalized in [[Seychelles]] and in the [[Ryukyu Islands]].<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=280540 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> It flowers in the late summer or autumn, often in response to heavy rainfall. The common name '''hurricane lily''' refers to this characteristic,<ref name="Knox2020">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Gary W. |date=2020-11-05 |title=Hurricane Lilies, ''Lycoris'' Species, in Florida |publisher=Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]], University of Florida |url=https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ep255 |access-date=2022-12-08 |id=ENH1038/EP255 }}</ref> as do other common names, such as '''resurrection lily''';<ref name="Knox2020" /> these may be used for the genus as a whole.


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Red Spider Lily----Lycoris radiata.jpg|thumb|A red spider lily flower in full-bloom]]
[[File:Red Spider Lily----Lycoris radiata.jpg|thumb|A red spider lily flower in full-bloom]]
[[File:SYOUJO and HIGANBANA Lycoris radiata.jpg|180px|thumb|right|A girl with a bouquet of red spider lily flowers]]
[[File:SYOUJO and HIGANBANA Lycoris radiata.jpg|180px|thumb|right|A girl with a bouquet of red spider lily flowers]]
''Lycoris radiata'' is a [[Bulb|bulbous]] [[perennial]] with showy, bright-red flowers. When in full bloom, spindly stamens, likened to the image of spider legs, extend slightly upward and outward from the flower's center.<ref name=":0">Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx</ref> The flowers of the plant generally appear around late August to early September, before the leaves fully develop, on scapes rising {{convert|30|–|70|cm|in}} from the ground. Four to six 2-inch long flowers, arranged in [[Umbel|umbels]], perch atop each plant stalk.<ref name=":1">Equinox Flower Lycoris radiata. Equinox Flower - Lycoris radiata | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycoris-radiata/common-name/equinox-flower/</ref> Individual flowers are irregular, with narrow segments which curve backwards.<ref name="Mathew1978" /> The leaves, which tend to emerge in October, are a greyish-green color, parallel-sided, {{convert|0.5|–|1|cm|abbr=on|frac=8|in}} wide and feature a paler central stripe. The plant retains its leaves throughout the winter season, but will begin to shed them away as temperatures start to warm in late spring.<ref name=":1" />
''Lycoris radiata'' is a [[bulb]]ous [[perennial]]. It normally flowers before the leaves fully appear on stems {{convert|30|–|70|cm|in}} tall. The leaves are parallel-sided, {{convert|0.5|–|1|cm|in|abbr=on|frac=8}} wide with a paler central stripe. The red flowers are arranged in [[umbel]]s. Individual flowers are irregular, with narrow segments which curve backwards and long projecting stamens.<ref name=Mathew1978/><ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11832424#page/30/mode/1up L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis. 1788, Sertum Anglicum 16, as ''Amaryllis radiata'' ]</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
The plant was first introduced into the United States in 1854, when Japanese ports were opened for US trade. Captain William Roberts, who enjoyed [[botany]], brought back only three [[bulbs]] of the red spider lily. The bulbs were then planted by his niece who found that they do not bloom until after the first good rain in the fall season.<ref name=SouthernBulbCo/> Plants have since become naturalized in [[North Carolina]], [[Texas]], Oklahoma, and many other [[southern states of the US]].<ref name="SouthernBulbCo"/> Since the Japanese forms are sterile triploids, the introduced plants were also sterile and reproduce only by bulb division.<ref name="Chandler1999"/>
All plant species belonging to the genus ''Lycoris'', including ''L. radiata'', are native to East Asia.<ref name=":4">Cai, J., Fan, J., Wei, X., & Zhang, L. (2019). A three-dimensional analysis of summer dormancy in the red spider lily (Lycoris radiata). HortScience, 54(9), 1459-1464.</ref> The plant was first introduced into the United States in 1854 following the signing of the [[Convention of Kanagawa|Treaty of Kanagawa]], a peace treaty brokered between the United States of America and Japan which effectively opened up Japanese ports for trade with the U.S.<ref>Atsumi, T., & Bernhofen, D. M. (2011). ''The effects of the unequal treaties on normative, economic and institutional changes in 19th century Japan''. na.</ref> It is alleged that Captain William Roberts, a [[botany]] enthusiast and an ally of [[Matthew C. Perry|Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry]] of the U.S Navy, returned to the U.S with only three [[bulbs]] of the red spider lily from this travels abroad.<ref>Mathewes, P. (2020, July 22). Southern Garden History Society. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://southerngardenhistory.org/plant-profiles/spider-lily-lycoris-radiata/</ref> The bulbs were then planted by his niece who found that they did not bloom until after the first good rain in the fall season. ''L. radiata'' has since become naturalized in [[North Carolina]], [[Texas]], Oklahoma, and many other [[southern states of the US]]. Since the Japanese variety of ''L. radiata'' is a sterile triploid, the introduced plants were also sterile and could only reproduce via bulb division. Today, red spider lilies are appreciated as ornamental and medicinal plants in various countries all across Asia, Europe and in the United States.<ref name=":4" />


Before being placed into the ground, ''L. radiata'' bulbs should be stored in a dry environment between {{convert|45|–|55|F|order=flip|C}}. The bulbs are ideally planted during the spring in rich, well-drained soil (e.g. sandy with some clay), {{convert|8|in|cm|abbr=on|order=flip}} deep and {{convert|6|–|12|in|abbr=on|order=flip|cm}} apart from one another. When possible ''L. radiata'' ought to be placed in plots that either receive ample sunlight or are partially shaded. Once planted, the bulbs are best left undisturbed.<ref name=":12">Equinox Flower Lycoris radiata. Equinox Flower - Lycoris radiata | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycoris-radiata/common-name/equinox-flower/</ref> ''Lycoris radiata'' is not frost-hardy in countries like England, and so can only be grown under glass or in a very sheltered environment. In warm-summer climates such as the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains, where there is sufficient summer heat to harden off the bulbs, the plants are hardy to around {{cvt|0|F|C|order=flip}}.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Like other plants in the genus ''Lycoris'', ''L. radiata'' remains dormant during the summer season, flowering on leafless scapes once the summer begins to transition into the fall.<ref name=":4" /> Red spider lilies are sometimes referred to as magic lilies because It is said that the radiant red flowers appear to bloom "magically" from their unremarkably bare stalks.<ref name=":02">Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx</ref> Furthermore, in the environments in which they are commonly grown, ''L. radiata'' tend to bloom in step with the coming of the rainy season, and or the coming of the hurricane season, as well as the fall equinox. As such, spider lilies are also known as hurricane lilies or equinox lilies.<ref name=":12" />
[[File:Papilio xuthus and HIGANBANA Lycoris radiata.jpg|thumb|240px|A ''[[Papilio xuthus]]'' butterfly on a flower]]
''Lycoris radiata'' is not frost-hardy in countries like England, and so can only be grown under glass or in a very sheltered position.<ref name=Mathew1978/> In warm-summer climates such as the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains, where there is sufficient summer heat to harden off the bulbs, the plants are hardy to around {{cvt|0|F|C|order=flip}}.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Bulbs can be stored in a dry environment between {{convert|45|–|55|F|C|order=flip}} and then planted in the spring in full sun in well-drained soil (e.g. sandy with some clay), {{convert|8|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on}} deep, with {{convert|6|–|12|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on}} between each [[bulb]], and left undisturbed. Plants flower in late summer or early fall, with stems around {{convert|24|–|28|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on|sigfig=1}} tall. Leaves follow the flowers, remaining through the winter and disappearing in early summer.<ref name=Evans_nd/><ref name="Klingaman2000"/> The flowers fade over the course of a week from brilliant fluorescent red to a deep pink.


==Uses and legends==
== Toxicity and medicinal applications ==
Like all members of the genus ''[[Lycoris (plant)|Lycoris]]'', the bulbs of ''Lycoris radiata'' are poisonous, mostly due to the presence of the toxic alkaloid [[lycorine]]. If ingested, bulbs can cause diarrhea, vomiting, convulsions, and - in severe cases - even death.<ref name="Knox2020" />
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The bulbs of ''[[Lycoris (plant)|Lycoris]] radiata'' are poisonous.<ref name="TokyoToxicity">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.jp/shokuhin/eng/dokusou/20.html|title=Lycoris radiata (Amaryllidaceae)|access-date=2019-11-19|website=Poisonous plants easily mistaken for harmless ones|publisher=Tokyo Food Safety Information Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Government|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World, cited in "Plants for A Future (pfaf.org)"|last=Tanaka|first=Tyôzaburô|publisher=Keigaku Publishing|year=1976|location=Japan|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lycoris+radiata|ol=OL4946828M}}</ref> These are mostly used in Japan, and they are used to surround rice paddies and houses to keep pests and mice away.<ref name="Knox2011"/> This is the reason most of them now grow around rivers.<ref name="Chandler1999"/> The Japanese common name {{nihongo|''higanbana''|[[:ja:彼岸花|彼岸花]]}} for ''Lycoris radiata''<ref name="YListHiganbana">{{Cite web|url=http://ylist.info/ylist_detail_display.php?pass=5097|title=Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb. Japanese name:Higanbana|access-date=2019-11-19|website=BG Plants Japanese name - Scientific name Index (YList)|last1=Yonekura|first1=Koji|publisher=Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus|last2=Kajita|first2=Tadashi|orig-year=2003-|language=ja}}</ref> literally means "flower of ''[[higan]]'' (the other shore of [[Sanzu River]], or a Buddhist holiday around the [[shūbun|autumnal equinox]])".


''L. radiata'' plants also contain the alkaloid [[galantamine]], which has been approved by the [[Food and Drug Administration|United States Food and Drug Administration]] (USDA) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.<ref name=":3">Park, C. H., Yeo, H. J., Park, Y. E., Baek, S. A., Kim, J. K., & Park, S. U. (2019). Transcriptome analysis and metabolic profiling of Lycoris radiata. ''Biology'', ''8''(3), 63.</ref> The plant is cultivated in China for galantamine extraction. Plants of the amaryllis family are all known to contain varying quantities of naturally occurring galantamine, and the compound can be extracted in trace amounts from the leaves and roots of ''L. radiata'', but is most abundant within the bulbs.<ref name=":3" />'' L. radiata'' has also shown promise in preliminary studies of cytotoxic effects on cancer cells, though further research is required.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cahlíková |first1=Lucie |last2=Breiterová |first2=Kateřina |last3=Opletal |first3=Lubomír |title=Chemistry and Biological Activity of Alkaloids from the Genus Lycoris (Amaryllidaceae) |journal=Molecules |date=Oct 25, 2020 |volume=25 |issue=20 |page=4797 |doi=10.3390/molecules25204797 |doi-access=free |pmid=33086636 |pmc=7587589 }}</ref>
In Japan, the red spider lily signals the arrival of fall. Another popular Japanese name for ''Lycoris radiata'' is {{nihongo|''Manjushage''|[[:ja:曼珠沙華|曼珠沙華]]|Manjusha-ge or Manjusha-ke}},<ref name="Ito1911">{{Cite book|title=Dainihon Shokubutsu Zui|last=Ito|first=Atsutaro|publisher=Dainihon Shokubutsu Zui Shuppansha|year=1911–1924|location=Japan|pages=1–5|url=http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1908225|volume=1|language=ja|script-title=ja:大日本植物図彙|chapter=2.5|doi=10.11501/1908225}}</ref> taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the [[Lotus Sutra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/archive/flower/download/2008/015388.html|title=Wallpaper photographs: Higanbana|access-date=2019-11-19|website=The Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science|language=ja}}</ref> It is called by over 1000 other local names in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kumamotokokufu-h.ed.jp/kumamoto/sizen/higan_name.html|title=Aliases of Higanbana|date=2010-03-22|access-date=2019-11-19|website=PC club, Kumamoto Highschool|language=ja}}</ref>


== In East Asian culture ==
Many [[Buddhist]]s will use it to celebrate the arrival of fall with a ceremony at the [[Japanese cemeteries and cenotaphs|tomb of one of their ancestors]]. They plant them on graves because it shows a tribute to the dead. People believe that since the red spider lily is mostly associated with death, one should never give a bouquet of these flowers.<ref name="Klingaman2000"/>
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=== Japan ===
Joya relates their association with Japanese Christian martyrs in medieval times.
The Japanese common name for ''Lycoris radiata,'' {{Nihongo||ヒガンバナ|higanbana|彼岸花}},<ref name="Inoue2015">{{cite journal |last1=Inoue |first1=Tomoharu |last2=Nagai |first2=Shin |year=2015 |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/seikisho/52/4/52_175/_article/-char/en/ |title=Influence of temperature change on plant tourism in Japan: a case study of the flowering of Lycoris radiata (red spider lily) |script-title=ja:気温変化が開花観光に与える影響：ヒガンバナの開花に関した事例研究 |journal=Japanese Journal of Biometeorology |script-work=ja:日本生気象学会雑誌 |language=en,ja |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=175–184 |doi=10.11227/seikisho.52.175 |doi-access=free |eissn=1347-7617 |via=[[J-STAGE]]}} p. 176.</ref> literally means "flower of {{transliteration|ja|[[higan]]}} (Buddhist holiday around the [[Shūbun|autumnal equinox]].)"<ref name="Inoue2015" /> Another popular Japanese name is {{Nihongo||曼珠沙華|manjushage}}<ref name="Inoue2015" /> (or {{transliteration|ja|manjushake}},<ref name="Ito1911">{{cite journal |last=Ito<!--伊藤--> |first=Tokutaro<!--篤太郎--> |date=1911-12-03 |url={{NDLDC|1908225|/1/47|format=url}} |title=Lycoris radiata |script-title=ja:まんじゅしゃけ |journal=Icones Plantarum Japonicarum |script-work=ja:大日本植物圖彙 |language=ja,en |volume=I |number=2 |article-number=5 |location=Tokyo, Japan |publisher=Ito Botanical Institute 大日本植物図彙出版社 |page=1 |doi=10.11501/1908225 |id={{JPNO|94090552}} |access-date=2023-05-19}}</ref>) taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the [[Lotus Sutra]]. It is called by over 50 other local names in Japan.<ref name="Ito1911" /> The ''Lycoris radiata'' first came to Japan from China around 700 A.D.<ref name=":03">Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx</ref> The flower has since become a cultural symbol, representing the arrival of fall. Red spider lilies are frequently seen in Japan growing along roadways and around the perimeters of rice fields and houses. The lilies are purposefully planted near rice fields in order to deter mice and other animals from invading the rice paddies; the poisonous bulbs are thought to keep the unwanted critters away.<ref name="Knox2020" />
Their places of martyrdom were said to be marked by these flowers.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tIUECwAAQBAJ&q=lycoris+radiata&pg=PT216 | title=Japan and Things Japanese| isbn=9781136221866| first1=Mock| last1=Joya| orig-year=1985| date=2017-07-12}}</ref>


In accordance with established traditions, many practitioners of [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhism]] in Japan will celebrate the arrival of fall with a ceremony at the tombs of their ancestors. In order to pay tribute to the dead, red spider lilies are commonly planted on and around grave sites as a part of this ceremonial practice.<ref name=":03" /> Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the time of the [[September equinox|autumnal equinox]], Japanese Buddhists attribute the ''Lycoris radiata'' with the ''manjushake'' (described in the [[Lotus Sutra]] as ominous flowers that grow in Hell, and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.) Mock Joya relates their association with Japanese Christian martyrs in medieval times; their places of martyrdom were said to be marked by these flowers.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tIUECwAAQBAJ&q=lycoris+radiata&pg=PT216 | title=Japan and Things Japanese| isbn=9781136221866| first1=Mock| last1=Joya| orig-year=1985| date=2017-07-12| publisher=Routledge}}</ref> Because of these superstitions, there is a belief in Japan that one should never give a bouquet of these flowers.<ref name=":03" /> Some legends have it that if you see someone whom you may never meet again, these flowers will bloom along the paths you take. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often use these flowers in funerals. ''Higanbana'' can be literally taken as the [[higan]] (the other or that shore of [[Sanzu River]]) flower, decorative and enjoyable, flower of the [[afterlife]] in ''gokuraku jyōdo'' (極楽浄土, ''gokuraku jyōdo'').
[[File:Lycoris radiata - Kinchakuda Plateau, Hidaka, Saitama.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Kinchakuda Plateau, [[Hidaka, Saitama]]]]
Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the [[September equinox|autumnal equinox]], they are described in Chinese and Japanese translations of the [[Lotus Sutra]] as ominous flowers that grow in Hell, ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 黃泉), and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.


=== China ===
Some legends have it that when you see someone that you may never meet again, these flowers would bloom along the path. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often used these flowers in funerals. ''Higanbana'' can be literally taken as the [[higan]] (the other or that shore of [[Sanzu River]]) flower, decorative and enjoyable, flower of the [[afterlife]] in {{nihongo|''gokuraku jyōdo''|[[:ja: 極楽浄土|極楽浄土]]|gokuraku jyōdo}}.
The Chinese common name for ''Lycoris radiata'' is 石蒜, which literally translates to "stone garlic." In Chinese culture, the ''Lycoris radiata'' is an auspicious symbol that represents beauty. <ref>{{Cite web |title=红艳似火的"彼岸花"，是属于夏末初秋的热烈----中国科学院 |url=https://www.cas.cn/kx/kpwz/202308/t20230824_4965540.shtml#:~:text=%E7%9F%B3%E8%92%9C%E7%9A%84%E5%8F%B6%E7%89%87%E4%BC%9A,lilies%E2%80%9D%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E7%99%BE%E5%90%88%E3%80%82 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.cas.cn |publisher=Chinese Academy of Sciences |language=Simplified Chinese}}</ref>


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Red spider lily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Lycoris
Species:
L. radiata
Binomial name
Lycoris radiata
(L'Hér.) Herb.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Amaryllis radiata L'Hér.
  • Lycoris terracianii Dammann
  • Nerine japonica Miq.
  • Nerine radiata (L'Hér.) Sweet
  • Orexis radiata (L'Hér.) Salisb.

Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae.[3] It is originally from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal[1] and spread from there to the United States and elsewhere. It is considered naturalized in Seychelles and in the Ryukyu Islands.[4] It flowers in the late summer or autumn, often in response to heavy rainfall. The common name hurricane lily refers to this characteristic,[5] as do other common names, such as resurrection lily;[5] these may be used for the genus as a whole.

Description

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A red spider lily flower in full-bloom
A girl with a bouquet of red spider lily flowers

Lycoris radiata is a bulbous perennial with showy, bright-red flowers. When in full bloom, spindly stamens, likened to the image of spider legs, extend slightly upward and outward from the flower's center.[6] The flowers of the plant generally appear around late August to early September, before the leaves fully develop, on scapes rising 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) from the ground. Four to six 2-inch long flowers, arranged in umbels, perch atop each plant stalk.[7] Individual flowers are irregular, with narrow segments which curve backwards.[8] The leaves, which tend to emerge in October, are a greyish-green color, parallel-sided, 0.5–1 cm (1⁄4–3⁄8 in) wide and feature a paler central stripe. The plant retains its leaves throughout the winter season, but will begin to shed them away as temperatures start to warm in late spring.[7]

Taxonomy

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The presumed original form of Lycoris radiata, known as L. radiata var. pumila, occurs only in China. It is a diploid, with 11 pairs of chromosomes (2N = 22), and is able to reproduce by seed. Triploid forms, with 33 chromosomes, are known as L. radiata var. radiata. These are widespread in China and also in Japan, from where the species was introduced into cultivation in America and elsewhere. The triploid forms are sterile, and reproduce only vegetatively, via bulbs. The Japanese triploids are genetically uniform. It has been suggested that they were introduced into Japan from China along with rice cultivation.[9]

In phylogenetic analyses based on chloroplast genes, Hori et al. found that all the other species of Lycoris they examined were nested within Lycoris radiata. They suggest that the "species" of Lycoris presently recognized may not be distinct.[9]

Cultivation

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All plant species belonging to the genus Lycoris, including L. radiata, are native to East Asia.[10] The plant was first introduced into the United States in 1854 following the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa, a peace treaty brokered between the United States of America and Japan which effectively opened up Japanese ports for trade with the U.S.[11] It is alleged that Captain William Roberts, a botany enthusiast and an ally of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry of the U.S Navy, returned to the U.S with only three bulbs of the red spider lily from this travels abroad.[12] The bulbs were then planted by his niece who found that they did not bloom until after the first good rain in the fall season. L. radiata has since become naturalized in North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, and many other southern states of the US. Since the Japanese variety of L. radiata is a sterile triploid, the introduced plants were also sterile and could only reproduce via bulb division. Today, red spider lilies are appreciated as ornamental and medicinal plants in various countries all across Asia, Europe and in the United States.[10]

Before being placed into the ground, L. radiata bulbs should be stored in a dry environment between 7–13 °C (45–55 °F). The bulbs are ideally planted during the spring in rich, well-drained soil (e.g. sandy with some clay), 20 cm (8 in) deep and 15–30 cm (6–12 in) apart from one another. When possible L. radiata ought to be placed in plots that either receive ample sunlight or are partially shaded. Once planted, the bulbs are best left undisturbed.[13] Lycoris radiata is not frost-hardy in countries like England, and so can only be grown under glass or in a very sheltered environment. In warm-summer climates such as the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains, where there is sufficient summer heat to harden off the bulbs, the plants are hardy to around −18 °C (0 °F).[citation needed] Like other plants in the genus Lycoris, L. radiata remains dormant during the summer season, flowering on leafless scapes once the summer begins to transition into the fall.[10] Red spider lilies are sometimes referred to as magic lilies because It is said that the radiant red flowers appear to bloom "magically" from their unremarkably bare stalks.[14] Furthermore, in the environments in which they are commonly grown, L. radiata tend to bloom in step with the coming of the rainy season, and or the coming of the hurricane season, as well as the fall equinox. As such, spider lilies are also known as hurricane lilies or equinox lilies.[13]

Toxicity and medicinal applications

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Like all members of the genus Lycoris, the bulbs of Lycoris radiata are poisonous, mostly due to the presence of the toxic alkaloid lycorine. If ingested, bulbs can cause diarrhea, vomiting, convulsions, and - in severe cases - even death.[5]

L. radiata plants also contain the alkaloid galantamine, which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USDA) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.[15] The plant is cultivated in China for galantamine extraction. Plants of the amaryllis family are all known to contain varying quantities of naturally occurring galantamine, and the compound can be extracted in trace amounts from the leaves and roots of L. radiata, but is most abundant within the bulbs.[15] L. radiata has also shown promise in preliminary studies of cytotoxic effects on cancer cells, though further research is required.[16]

In East Asian culture

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Japan

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The Japanese common name for Lycoris radiata, higanbana (ヒガンバナ, 彼岸花),[17] literally means "flower of higan (Buddhist holiday around the autumnal equinox.)"[17] Another popular Japanese name is manjushage (曼珠沙華)[17] (or manjushake,[18]) taken from the name of a mythical flower described in Chinese translation of the Lotus Sutra. It is called by over 50 other local names in Japan.[18] The Lycoris radiata first came to Japan from China around 700 A.D.[19] The flower has since become a cultural symbol, representing the arrival of fall. Red spider lilies are frequently seen in Japan growing along roadways and around the perimeters of rice fields and houses. The lilies are purposefully planted near rice fields in order to deter mice and other animals from invading the rice paddies; the poisonous bulbs are thought to keep the unwanted critters away.[5]

In accordance with established traditions, many practitioners of Buddhism in Japan will celebrate the arrival of fall with a ceremony at the tombs of their ancestors. In order to pay tribute to the dead, red spider lilies are commonly planted on and around grave sites as a part of this ceremonial practice.[19] Since these scarlet flowers usually bloom near cemeteries around the time of the autumnal equinox, Japanese Buddhists attribute the Lycoris radiata with the manjushake (described in the Lotus Sutra as ominous flowers that grow in Hell, and guide the dead into the next reincarnation.) Mock Joya relates their association with Japanese Christian martyrs in medieval times; their places of martyrdom were said to be marked by these flowers.[20] Because of these superstitions, there is a belief in Japan that one should never give a bouquet of these flowers.[19] Some legends have it that if you see someone whom you may never meet again, these flowers will bloom along the paths you take. Perhaps because of these sorrowful legends, Japanese people often use these flowers in funerals. Higanbana can be literally taken as the higan (the other or that shore of Sanzu River) flower, decorative and enjoyable, flower of the afterlife in gokuraku jyōdo (極楽浄土, gokuraku jyōdo).

China

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The Chinese common name for Lycoris radiata is 石蒜, which literally translates to "stone garlic." In Chinese culture, the Lycoris radiata is an auspicious symbol that represents beauty. [21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb., Bot. Mag. 47: t. 2113, p. 5 (1819)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Amaryllidoideae
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ a b c d Knox, Gary W. (2020-11-05). "Hurricane Lilies, Lycoris Species, in Florida". Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. ENH1038/EP255. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  6. ^ Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx
  7. ^ a b Equinox Flower Lycoris radiata. Equinox Flower - Lycoris radiata | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycoris-radiata/common-name/equinox-flower/
  8. ^ Mathew, Brian (1978), The Larger Bulbs, London: B.T. Batsford (in association with the Royal Horticultural Society), ISBN 978-0-7134-1246-8
  9. ^ a b Hori, TA; Hayashi, A; Sasanuma, T & Kurita, S (2006), "Genetic variations in the chloroplast genome and phylogenetic clustering of Lycoris species", Genes Genet. Syst., 81 (4): 243–253, doi:10.1266/ggs.81.243, PMID 17038796
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  11. ^ Atsumi, T., & Bernhofen, D. M. (2011). The effects of the unequal treaties on normative, economic and institutional changes in 19th century Japan. na.
  12. ^ Mathewes, P. (2020, July 22). Southern Garden History Society. Retrieved December 6, 2022, from https://southerngardenhistory.org/plant-profiles/spider-lily-lycoris-radiata/
  13. ^ a b Equinox Flower Lycoris radiata. Equinox Flower - Lycoris radiata | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycoris-radiata/common-name/equinox-flower/
  14. ^ Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx
  15. ^ a b Park, C. H., Yeo, H. J., Park, Y. E., Baek, S. A., Kim, J. K., & Park, S. U. (2019). Transcriptome analysis and metabolic profiling of Lycoris radiata. Biology, 8(3), 63.
  16. ^ Cahlíková, Lucie; Breiterová, Kateřina; Opletal, Lubomír (Oct 25, 2020). "Chemistry and Biological Activity of Alkaloids from the Genus Lycoris (Amaryllidaceae)". Molecules. 25 (20): 4797. doi:10.3390/molecules25204797. PMC 7587589. PMID 33086636.
  17. ^ a b c Inoue, Tomoharu; Nagai, Shin (2015). "Influence of temperature change on plant tourism in Japan: a case study of the flowering of Lycoris radiata (red spider lily)" 気温変化が開花観光に与える影響：ヒガンバナの開花に関した事例研究. Japanese Journal of Biometeorology 日本生気象学会雑誌 (in English and Japanese). 52 (4): 175–184. doi:10.11227/seikisho.52.175. eISSN 1347-7617 – via J-STAGE. p. 176.
  18. ^ a b Ito, Tokutaro (1911-12-03). "Lycoris radiata" まんじゅしゃけ. Icones Plantarum Japonicarum 大日本植物圖彙 (in Japanese and English). I (2) 5. Tokyo, Japan: Ito Botanical Institute 大日本植物図彙出版社: 1. doi:10.11501/1908225. JPNO 94090552. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  19. ^ a b c Klingaman, G. (2000, August 25). Plant of the week. Spiderlily, Red. Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/red-spiderlily.aspx
  20. ^ Joya, Mock (2017-07-12) [1985]. Japan and Things Japanese. Routledge. ISBN 9781136221866.
  21. ^ "红艳似火的"彼岸花"，是属于夏末初秋的热烈----中国科学院". www.cas.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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