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Lilium nobilissimum

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An illustration of Lilium nobilissimum from the 1804 Seikei Zusetsu

• ... that Lilium nobilissimum (pictured) got its Japanese name from the kimono sleeve pouches where the lily's bulbs were stored while scaling the sea cliffs the lily was native to?

• Source: "Lilium nobilissimum the Tamoto-yuri or pouch lily is named after the tamoto, a pouch under the sleeve of a kimono into which fans are often placed and into which bulbs of this lily were placed by islanders scaling the precipitous sea cliffs where the lily bulbs grew (Wada, 1950: 71)." Compton, James (June 2021). "TWO ENDEMIC AND CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RYUKYU ISLAND LILIES LILIUM NOBILISSIMUM AND LILIUM UKEYURI (LILIACEAE)". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 38 (2): 240–259. doi:10.1111/curt.12385. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thasmin
• Comment: Thank you in advance to the reviewer for their time! If there is an alternative way of wording the hook to make it succinct or convey it more clearly, I would be happy to collaborate. In my view, the sleeves which the lily was stored in while locals would put the lily bulbs in while climbing cliffs is quite an interesting hook, but it is a bit wordy as is in my view. For the reviewer's reference, Compton (2021) is available through the Wikipedia Library through Wiley Online Library.

Created by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

Ornithoptera (talk) 00:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC).