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| (A) | (A) |
| June 2010 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
June 2010 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Collabieae |
| Scientific name | Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindley |
| Synonyms | Acanthephippium mantinianum auct., non Linden & Cogniaux; Acanthephippium yamamotoi Hayata |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) taiwan-shouki-ran (タイワンショウキラン, 台湾鐘馗蘭 [meaning: Taiwan shouki-ran (shouki-ran = Yoania japonica)]) |
| (Chinese common name) Taiwan tan hua lan (台灣罈花蘭) | |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Yakushima Island), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet forest in lime stone area. |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
| Description | Leaves 2-3, ca. 20-30cm long, 7-10cm wide. Bulbs ca. 10cm long. Flowers inside pale pueple, outside pale yellow, sepals ca. 4-5cm long, lip white and yellow ca. 4cm long, flowerting in April to June. Evergreen. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. |
| Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindley | |
| Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. 1833 | |
| The Genus of Acanthephippium Blume (Orchidaceae) in Taiwan | |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Photos below of plant (A) are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Masakuni Odakura and displayed at the monthly meeting of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Shintomi Kumin-kan. | |
| Photos below of plant (B) are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi. |
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| (A) | (A) |
| June 2010 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
June 2010 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
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| (B) | (B) | (B) |
| July 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhasi's green house |
July 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhasi's green house |
July 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhasi's green house |
