Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Liliales Perleb
Family
Liliaceae Juss.
Genus
Cardiocrinum (Endl.) Lindl.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 125–126 (1913)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Lilium giganteum Wall., Tent. Fl. Napal. 21–23, Pl. 12–13 (1824)
Vernacular Name(s):
giant Himalayan lily; Giant lily
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Bryant, G. 1996: Rare and Unusual Plants for New Zealand Gardens. David Bateman, Auckland.
Makino, T. 1913: Observations on the Flora of Japan. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 27: 1–5, 21–30, 55–60, 69–81, 108–116, 124–127, 150–154, 243–258.
Parsons, M.J.; Douglass, P.; Macmillan, B.H. 1998: Current Names List for wild Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons (except Grasses) of New Zealand as used in Herbarium CHR. Version 1, to 31 Dec 1995. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Wallich, N. 1824–1826: Tentamen Florae Napalensis Illustratae Consisting of Botanical Descriptions and Lithographic Figures of Select Nipal Plants. Calcutta and Serampore.