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UIZ Q R. PRAMEELA UN F 1. It gives sweetly scented 5. It is called ‘Blood lily’, fl owers and it also called blooms from May to July ‘Amazon lily’, blooms and it has been used as from November to a component of arrow January. poison and fi shing poison. a. Eucharis grandifl ora a. Hippeastrum b. Hymenocallis li oralis b. Amaryllis belladonna c. Zephyranthes grandifl ora c. Scadoxus mul fl orus d. Pancra um trifl orum d. Zephyranthes rosea 6. It means beau ful membrane, blooms in rainy season with white 2. This lily is na ve of fragrant fl owers. It is also South Africa, having long called ‘Spider lily’. leaves. It is also called ‘belladonna lily’ or ‘naked a. Proiphys alba lady’. It contains alkaloid b. Hymenocallis li oralis bellarmine. c. Eucharis grandifl ora a. Scadoxus mul fl orus d. Pancra um trifl orum b. Atropa belladonna c. Amaryllis belladonna d. Crinum asia cum 7. Zephyranthes species are collec vely called rain lilies or Fairy lilies, Zephyr-Flower or Thunder-Flower. They are ny fl owering plants ideal for edgings to borders. They are available in White, Pink, and Yellow. Which of the following is ‘White Zephyr’, blossoms in sunny days? 3. It is a popular indoor ornamental plant; commonly known as ‘Knight’s-star-lily’. a. Hippeastrum b. Lilium c. Crinum a. Zephyranthes candida b. Z. rosea d. Amaryllis c. Z. aurea d. Z. carinata 8. Iden fy the ‘pink Zephyr- 4. Leaves broadly ovate Flower’, it blossoms from to round and leathery. July to December. Commonly known as a. Zephyranthes candida “Cardwell Lily”. b. Zephyranthes rosea a. Priophys amboinensis c. Zephyranthes aurea b. Pancra um longifl orum d. Zephyranthes ajax c. Eucharis grandifl ora d. Hymenocallis SCIENCE REPORTER, DECEMBER 2014 60 FUNQUIZ 9. Which of the following is 14. It is also called “Easter ‘Yellow Zephyr’, blossoms lily”. during rainy days? a. Lilium lancifolium a. Zephyranthes candida b. Lilium auratum b. Zephyranthes rosea c. Lilium longifl orum c. Zephyranthes citrina d. Lilium candidum d. Zephyranthes carinata 10. It has poisonous bulb, night blooming plant with 15. Based on its appearance sweet scented fl owers. It this lily is called “Tiger is also called ‘Giant crinum Lily”. lily’. a. Lilium auratum a. Crinum la folium b. Lilium lancifolium b. Crinum defi xum c. Lilium longifl orum c. Crinum asia cum d. Lilium candidum d. Scadoxus mul fl orus 11. It is not a true lily; belongs to the family Araceae. Leaves are leathery and evergreen, it 16. It is na ve to Japan, also is also known as “Peace lily”. It known as “Golden Ray is the best indoor house plant Lily”. as it cleans indoor air of many a. Lilium auratum environmental contaminants. b. Lilium lancifolium a. Anthurium andraeanum c. Lilium longifl orum b. Alocasia d. Lilium candidum c. Philodendron d. Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum 12. Plant is rhizomatous 17. Iden fy the following herb, leaves are bi Turk’s-cap lily. coloured, belongs to a. Lilium candidum Commelinaceaes. Also known as “Boat Lily”. b. Lilium catesbaei a. Rhoeo discolor c. Lilium henryi b. Rhoeo spathacea d. Lilium superbum c. Tradescan a spathacea d. All of the above 13. Lilium species are true lilies, because they belong to the Answers: family Liliaceae, the lily family. It is na ve to the Balkans 1. (a) 2.(c) 3.(a) 4.(a) 5.(c) 6. (b) and West Asia. It is known as 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(c) 10.(c) 11. (d) 12. (d) “Madonna lily”. 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17.(d) a. Lilium candidum b. Lilium catesbaei c. Lilium henryi Contributed by Dr. Prameela Rapaka is Incharge, Department of Botany, d. Lilium superbum M.R. College for Women, Vizianagaram; E-mail: [email protected] 61 SCIENCE REPORTER, DECEMBER 2014.