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	Cardiocrinum giganteum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Genus:	Cardiocrinum
Species:	C. giganteum
Binomial name
	Cardiocrinum giganteum; (Wall.) Makino.
Subspecies
	Cardiocrinum giganteum var. giganteum; Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense (Leichtlin ex Elwes) Stearn
Synonyms
	Lilium cordifolium subsp. giganteum Baker

Cardiocrinum giganteum, the giant Himalayan lily, is the largest species of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high. It is found in the Himalayas. It was first described by Nathaniel Wallich in Nepal and was introduced into commercial production (as Lilium giganteum) in Britain in the 1850s. A bulb grown from seed collected by Major Madden flowered in Edinburgh in July 1852, while those collected by Thomas Lobb were first exhibited in flower in May 1853.^[2]

References

^ Cardiocrinum giganteum on Plants For A Future
^ James H. Veitch, Hortus Veitchii (1906), 448

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[1] Cardiocrinum giganteum on Plants For A Future

[2] James H. Veitch, Hortus Veitchii (1906), 448

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