IntroductionFritillariahupehensisHsiaoetK.C.HsiaisaliliaceousplantgrowinginthesouthwestdistrictofHubeiProvince,China.ItsbulbshavebeenrecordedinthePharmacopoeiaofthePeople′sRepublicofChinaasoneoftheprincipaltraditionalChineseherbsnamed"Hubeibeimu"[1].