Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Collabieae |
Scientific name | Calanthe amamiana Fukuyama |
Synonyms | Calanthe amamiana Fukuyama forma latilabella (Ida) Hatusima; Calanthe amamiana Fukuyama var. latilabella Ida; Calanthe aristulifera Reichenbach f. var. amamiana (Fukuyama) Hatusima; Calanthe discolor Lindley var. amamiana (Fukuyama) Masamune |
Common name | (Japanese common name) amami ebine (アマミエビネ, 奄美海老根 [meaning: Amami Island ebine (ebine = Calanthe discolor)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Amami Islands (Amami Ohshima Island, Tokunoshima Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40, 60 |
Description | Leaves 15-25cm long, 5-10cm wide. Scapes 30-50cm tall. Flowers white or pale purple, lip 1.0-1.3cm long, 1.5-2.0cm wide, flowering March to April. Terrestrial. Perennial plants |
Reference | Calanthe amamiana Fukuy. |
Calanthe aristulifera H. G. Reichenbach | |
Calanthe aristulifera Rchb.f. 1878 |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Park |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Park |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Park |