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| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Collabieae |
| Scientific name | Calanthe okinawensis Hayata |
| Synonyms | Calanthe masuca auct., non (D. Don) Lindley; Calanthe sylvatica auct., non (Thouars) Lindley |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ryukyu ebine (リュウキュウエビネ, 琉球海老根 [meaning: Okinawa ebine (ebine = Calanthe discolor)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Bulbs 1.5-2.5cm long. Leaves 3-7, 30-45cm long. Scapes electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers purple ca. 3.5-4cm across, lip 1.5cm long, 1cm wide, flowering in July to September. Terrestrial. Evergreen. Perennial plants |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Many authors have described that Calanthe okinawensis Hayata (Calanthe x okinawensis Hayata) is a natural hybrid between Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindley and Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames. However, Kohji Karasawa and Genjiro Ishida identified Calanthe okinawensis Hayata as an independent species in their book pp.205-206, 'Calanthe', 1998 (ISBN4-89694-408-9). |
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