- Belamcanda
Taxobox
name = "Belamcanda"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Belamcanda chinensis"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Iridaceae
genus = "Belamcanda"
genus_authority =Adans.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See text."Belamcanda" [ [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BELAM "Belamcanda"] at [http://plants.usda.gov/ USDA PLANTS Database] ] [ITIS|ID=43279] is a genus of
flowering plants of the familyIridaceae . The leaves grow in a fan, like those of agladiolus . Theflower s are typically orange spotted with red, although yellow-flowered varieties are in cultivation. The seed pods open in the fall, showing clusters of black seeds whose fancied resemblance to ablackberry gives the plant its common name, "blackberry lily." The plant is hardy toUSDA plant hardiness zone 5 and is propagated by seeds or division. The dried rhizome has long been used in East Asia to treat throat troubles, asthma, swollen liver and spleen, gonorrhea, malaria, and arrow poisioning.fact|date=March 2007pecies
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Belamcanda chinensis " - Blackberry lily, Leopard flower, Leopard lilyReferences
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