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Leopard Flower   
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Leopard Flower
N Naturalized Herb lanceshaped
Photo: Tabish
Common name: Leopard Flower, Blackberry lily • Manipuri: কবো লৈতেঙ Kabo Leiteng • Assamese: সূৰজকাংতী Surajakanti, Chalkumra, Torobot • Bengali: Dasbai Chandi • Bengali: Arti
Botanical name: Belamcanda chinensis    Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)

Leopard Flower is an iris-like perennial herb, with leaves in fans on branching stems. Lance-shaped leaves will reach 2 to 3 feet. Flowers are 5 cm across, borne on slender stalks, at the end of stems. They have 6 petals, yellow to orange-red, spotted with maroon or purple, which is what gave it the name leopard flower. Fruit is a black berry. The name Blackberry Lily derives from the clusters of shiny black seeds exposed when seed capsules split open. Blackberry Lilies are native to China and Japan.
Photographed in Manipur