Vasilis Teodoridis:
Iridaceae | Belamcanda
1. Belamcanda chinensis (Linnaeus) Redouté; Liliac. 3: t. 121. 1805.
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Ixia chinensis Linnaeus; Sp. Pl. 1: 36. 1753; Belamcanda chinensis var. taiwanensis S. S. Ying; B. pampaninii H. Léveillé; B. punctata Moench; Pardanthus chinensis (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler.
Rhizome pale brown. Stems 1--1.5 m. Leaves 20--60 x 2--4 cm; midvein obscure; apex acuminate. Flowers reddish orange with dark spots; 3--4 cm in diam.; pedicel slender; ca. 1.5 cm. Outer perianth segments obovate or elliptic; ca. 2.5 x 1 cm; base cuneate; apex obtuse. Stamens 1.8--2 cm. Style equaling perianth segments; lobes spreading. Capsule 2.5--3 x 1.5--2.5 cm; apex not beaked. Seeds ca. 5 mm in diam. Fl. Jun--Aug; fr. Jul--Sep. 2 n = (16; 27); 32.
Near sea level to 2200 m. Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hebei; Heilongjiang; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Jilin; Liaoning; Ningxia; Shaanxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Bhutan; India; Japan; Korea; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Russia; Vietnam; and probably elsewhere in SE Asia].
Plants are usually cultivated; and the rhizomes are used in traditional Chinese medicine.