Uke Lily :: Lilium ukeyuri

Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 052

On today’s show we learn about the Uke Lily, a critically endangered flowering plant native to eastern Asia, specifically the Amami Islands of Japan.

• (00:05) Intro
• (02:05) Species Information
• (18:19) Citations
• (19:42) Music
• (26:35) Pledge

Research for today’s show was compiled from:

• Amagi Town History, Culture, Industry and Science Information Center Yui no Yate - https://jmapps.ne.jp/amagi/det.html?data_id=5799
• Compton, J. (2021), Two Endemic And Critically Endangered Ryukyu Island Lilies Lilium Nobilissimum And Lilium Ukeyuri (Liliaceae). Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 38: 240-259. – https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12385
• Hogg,  Robert. 1880. “A New Lillium”. The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer : A Chronicle of Country Pursuits and Country Life, Including Poultry, Pigeon and Bee-Keeping. Series 3. Vol. 27. 1893. London. – https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55535067
• Horizon (Amami). Futoshi Hamada. “Endemic Plants of Amami”. - https://amami-horizon.com/en/nature/plant/rare-plants
• Journal of Phytogeography and Taxonomy 57 : 77-87, 2009. Maeda, Yoshiyuki, Miyamoto, Junko, Ozaki, Kemurio, Moriguchi, Mitsuru, Kakishita, Ai. “Natural distribution of Lilium alexandrae (Liliaceae) in Amami Islands of Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan”. - https://doi.org/10.24517/00053418
• Ministry of the Environment, Japan. 2022. Lilium ukeyuri (errata version published in 2022). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T90230615A223035828. – https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T90230615A223035828.en
• Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan (JCN1000012110001). Kyushu Okinawa Amami Nature Conservation Office. “Amamigunto National Park” – https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/amami/point/index.html
• Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_Islands & https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ウケユリ

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