Lilium bosniacum
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Lilium bosniacum is a lily native to Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It's also known as Zlatni Ljiljan (Bosnian
for Golden Lily) and Bosanski Ljiljan (Bosnian Lily).
L. bosniacum has often been lumped and split and lumped again. Some results of molecular studies support it as an infraspecific taxon of Lilium carniolicum.
Lilium bosniacum, together with Lilium albanicum and Lilium jankae have always been treated as varieties of Lilium carneolicum. However, extensive DNA-analyses have shown that this group is polyphyletic. Therefore, on The Genus Lilium they are treated as separate species.
Syn.: L. carniolicum var. bosniacum
Bulb: ovoid, 6–7 cm in diameter, yellowish.
Stem: 30–90 cm.
Leaves: densely scattered, horizontal with tips curved upwards, narrowly lanceolate with slightly hairy margins.
Flowers: 1–6 in a raceme, nodding, fragrant. Tepals strongly revolute, typical turk's cap-shape, wax-like texture, yellow to orange WITHOUT spots, ~6 cm in diameter. Seeds delayed hypogeal germination. Flowering time ~July. 2n=24.
Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Golden Lily is a symbol of the Bosnian Kingdom, Bosnia and Bosniak people. It has been used in the Bosnian Kingdom on flags and coat's of arms. The Coat of arms used by the members of the House of Kotromanić
consisted of six golden lilies on a blue background with a white ribbon.
After Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence from Yugoslavia
on 1 March 1992. Lily's were brought back on the Bosnian flag. The flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
consisted of the coat of arms of golden lilies on a white background.
Even though lily's are also a symbol of Christianity, Bosniaks, who are in vast majority Muslims, use it as their symbol. It's also used in mosques and on gravestones as decoration.
In 1998, after the protests of political representatives of the former Herceg-Bosna and Republika Srpska
, the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was replaced. However, Bosniaks continue to use the coat of arms and flag with lilies in the appropriate cultural conditions, and on the coats of arms of some cantons and municipalities the lily is used as a symbol of Bosniaks
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. It's also known as Zlatni Ljiljan (Bosnian
Bosnian language
Bosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
for Golden Lily) and Bosanski Ljiljan (Bosnian Lily).
L. bosniacum has often been lumped and split and lumped again. Some results of molecular studies support it as an infraspecific taxon of Lilium carniolicum.
Lilium bosniacum, together with Lilium albanicum and Lilium jankae have always been treated as varieties of Lilium carneolicum. However, extensive DNA-analyses have shown that this group is polyphyletic. Therefore, on The Genus Lilium they are treated as separate species.
Description
Lilium bosniacum Beck ex Fritsch 1909 Section 3bSyn.: L. carniolicum var. bosniacum
Bulb: ovoid, 6–7 cm in diameter, yellowish.
Stem: 30–90 cm.
Leaves: densely scattered, horizontal with tips curved upwards, narrowly lanceolate with slightly hairy margins.
Flowers: 1–6 in a raceme, nodding, fragrant. Tepals strongly revolute, typical turk's cap-shape, wax-like texture, yellow to orange WITHOUT spots, ~6 cm in diameter. Seeds delayed hypogeal germination. Flowering time ~July. 2n=24.
Origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Symbolism
House of Kotromanic
The Kotromanić dynasty was a ruling house that ruled in the medieval Bosnia and the surrounding lands, from the 13th century as Bans until the crowning with the Bosnian crowns in 1377 and then as kings until the Ottoman conquest conquest in 1463....
consisted of six golden lilies on a blue background with a white ribbon.
After Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence from Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
on 1 March 1992. Lily's were brought back on the Bosnian flag. The flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the direct main predecessor to the modern-day state of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
consisted of the coat of arms of golden lilies on a white background.
Even though lily's are also a symbol of Christianity, Bosniaks, who are in vast majority Muslims, use it as their symbol. It's also used in mosques and on gravestones as decoration.
In 1998, after the protests of political representatives of the former Herceg-Bosna and Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was replaced. However, Bosniaks continue to use the coat of arms and flag with lilies in the appropriate cultural conditions, and on the coats of arms of some cantons and municipalities the lily is used as a symbol of Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
.