fairy bells from W-Java - Disporum (Colchicaceae)

Description:

A rhizomatic plant with a stiff, much branched stem, growing up to 1.2m tall. The fruit bears two (=di)seeds (=sprorum).Habitat: Eastern Himalayas and N-Sumatra. Found growing in permanently moist places among shrubs and grasses.Distribution: SE-Asia, Malay peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Bali, 800m - 2550m asl.Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: Monocots (Einkeimblttrige)Order: Liliales (Lilienartige)Family: Colchicaceae (Zeitlosengewchse)Tribus: Uvularieae Genus: Disporum SALISB. ex G.DON (airy bells, Feenglckchen)Disporum cantoniense (Lour.) MERR. Indonesia, W-Java, Puncak: Cibodas-Cibureum, ca. 1400-1700m asl.,17.06.2009IMG_5979