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'''''Lilium Mackliniae''''', the '''[[Shirui]] Lily''' or '''Shirui Kashung Timrawon''',<ref>{{Cite journal| | '''''Lilium Mackliniae''''', the '''[[Shirui]] Lily''' or '''Shirui Kashung Timrawon''',<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=De|first1=L. C.|last2=Singh|first2=D. R.|date=2016-05-25|title=Floriculture Industries, Opportunities and Challenges in Indian Hills|url=http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh/article/view/2608|journal=International Journal of Horticulture|language=en|volume=6|issn=1927-5803}}</ref> is a rare [[India]]n species of plant found only in the upper reaches of the Shirui hill ranges in the [[Ukhrul]] district of [[Manipur]], [[India]], at an elevation of {{convert|1730|–|2590|m}} above sea level. It is located near the boundary of Myanmar to the east, Shirui village in the west, Choithar village in the south and Sihai village in the north. | ||
This shade-loving lily has pale bluish-pink petals but has seven colours when observed through a microscope. In the wild, it flowers in the [[monsoon]] months of June and July. They are seasonal flowering plants and at their best in May and June when it blooms.<ref>http://e-pao.net. /epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=travel.Introduction_to_Manipur.Siroy_Lily_the_State_Flower_of_Manipur</ref> The peak season of its bloom is May 15 to June 5. The height of the plant is {{convert|1|–|3|ft}}. and has one to seven flowers per plant. | This shade-loving lily has pale bluish-pink petals but has seven colours when observed through a microscope. In the wild, it flowers in the [[monsoon]] months of June and July. They are seasonal flowering plants and at their best in May and June when it blooms.<ref>http://e-pao.net. /epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=travel.Introduction_to_Manipur.Siroy_Lily_the_State_Flower_of_Manipur</ref> The peak season of its bloom is May 15 to June 5. The height of the plant is {{convert|1|–|3|ft}}. and has one to seven flowers per plant. | ||
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=== Identification by Westerners === | === Identification by Westerners === | ||
The first Westerners to identify the flower were [[Jean Kingdon-Ward|Jean]] and [[Frank Kingdon-Ward]], who came to Manipur for botanical research in 1946. They set up base at Ukhrul in a building which they called "Cobweb cottage alias Bug bungalow". The couple "discovered" the Siroi lily in 1946 and Frank later named it in honour of his wife.<ref>{{cite book|author=Allen J. Coombes|title=The Hamlyn Book of Plant Names|publisher=[[Reed Elsevier|Reed International Books Ltd.]]|year=1985|page=118|isbn=0-600-57545-4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cox|first=Peter|date=March 2010|title=Variation in ''Lilium mackliniae''.|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/about-the-rhs/publications/the-plant-review/2010-issues/march/variation-in-lilium-mackliniae.pdf|journal=The Plantsman|pages= | The first Westerners to identify the flower were [[Jean Kingdon-Ward|Jean]] and [[Frank Kingdon-Ward]], who came to Manipur for botanical research in 1946. They set up base at Ukhrul in a building which they called "Cobweb cottage alias Bug bungalow". The couple "discovered" the Siroi lily in 1946 and Frank later named it in honour of his wife.<ref>{{cite book|author=Allen J. Coombes|title=The Hamlyn Book of Plant Names|publisher=[[Reed Elsevier|Reed International Books Ltd.]]|year=1985|page=118|isbn=0-600-57545-4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cox|first=Peter|date=March 2010|title=Variation in ''Lilium mackliniae''.|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/about-the-rhs/publications/the-plant-review/2010-issues/march/variation-in-lilium-mackliniae.pdf|journal=The Plantsman|pages=38–39}}</ref> The discovery received the Prestigious Merit Prize in 1948 by Royal Horticultural Society Flower.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
The [[India Post|Indian Postal Department]] commemorated the Lily with a postage stamp and it is the State flower of Manipur.<ref name=":0" /> | The [[India Post|Indian Postal Department]] commemorated the Lily with a postage stamp and it is the State flower of Manipur.<ref name=":0" /> | ||