Calanthe amamiana




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