Nomocharis

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Nomocharis was a genus of flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. It consisted of about 7 species native to montane regions of western China, Myanmar, and northern India. They are similar to Lilium, with one of the more obvious differences being the flowers being more shallow or sometimes flat.

Taxonomy

it is listed as a synonym of Lilium by Plants of the World Online, World Flora Online, and World Plants. In the early 2000s some authorities were treating Nomocharis as a group embedded within Lilium, rather than as a separate genus. Similarly in 2021 the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service listed it as "Usually considered a synonym of Lilium."

Species

The 10 species formerly placed in this genus by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in 2014 were:

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