Common name
English: Tiger lily
German: Tiger-Lilie
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Liliales (106)
Family: Liliaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Lilium (7)
Epithet: lancifolium Thunb. (1)
Synonyms: Lilium leopoldii Baker, Lilium lishmannii T.Moore, Lilium tigrinum Ker Gawl.
lancifolium => with sharply pointed leaves
leopoldii => in honor of King Leopold I or II of Belgium, cloud be also in reference to Lake Leopold (Lake Mai-Ndombe) or Mount Leopold (near Kinsuka, Kinshasa) both in the Democratic Republic of The Congo
lishmannii => in honor of Lishmann, who sent 1871 L. lancifolium from Japan to England
tigrinum => tiger-toothed, striped, spotted
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: orange