Spider Lily

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Japan, China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Amebiasis, Antidote, Antitussive, Dysentery

Science studied: CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE, DEMETHYLHOMOLYCORINE, ETHYLRADIATINE, FRUCTANE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Lycoris radiata

Common names: Spider Lily, Amaryllis du Japon, Bakung labah labah merah, Banguotoji šypsuolė, Fleur aux 600 noms, Higanbana, Lis araignée rouge, Lycoris rouge, Red spider lily, bỉ ngạn, hurricane lily, red magic lily, red spider lily, red spider-lily, rosarote Spinnenlilie, röd tempellilja, shi suan

POWO: 60455959-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Japan, China, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Amebiasis
• Antidote
• Antitussive
• Dysentery
• Emetic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Nausea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Japan
• China
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Amebiasis
• Antidote
• Antitussive
• Dysentery
• Emetic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Nausea
• Nerves
• Poison
• Scald
• Swelling

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Amebiasis · Japan · "
• Antidote · China · "
• Antitussive · China · "
• Dysentery · China · "
• Emetic · Elsewhere · "
• Emetic · Japan · "
• Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · China · "
• Fever · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · China · "
• Nausea · China · "
• Nerves · China · "
• Poison · Japan · "
• Poison · China · "
• Scald · China · "
• Swelling · China · "
• Sore · China · "
• Abscess · China · "
• Amebiasis · Elsewhere · "
• Burn · Elsewhere · "
• Edema · Japan · "
• Emetic · China · "
• Expectorant · Japan · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Integrating physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal the role of LrDREB2B in thermotolerance of Lycoris radiata. · 2026 source ↗
• Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Molecular Responses of Alkaloid Content Variations in Lycoris radiata Across Different Locations · 2026 source ↗
• Medicinal compounds and biotechnology of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids in <i>Lycoris radiata</i>. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
• DEMETHYLHOMOLYCORINE
• ETHYLRADIATINE
• FRUCTANE
• GALANTHAMINE
• HAEMANTHAMINE
• HIPPEASTRINE
• HOMOLYCORINE
• 2-(4-HYDROXY-BENZYL)-MALIC-ACID
• LYCORENINE
• LYCORICYANINCHLORIDE
• NORPLUVIINE
• PHLORACETOPHENOTRIMETHYLETHER
• PLUVIINE
• PSEUDOLYCORINE
• RADIATINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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