Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Collabieae |
Scientific name | Calanthe sieboldii Decaisne ex Regel |
Synonyms | Calanthe discolor Lindley forma bicolor (Lindley) M. Hiroe; Calanthe discolor Lindley var. bicolor (Lindley) Makino; Calanthe discolor Lindley var. sieboldii (Decaisne ex Regel) Maximovicz; Calanthe striata R. Brown ex Lindley forma sieboldii (Decaisne ex Regel) Ohwi; Calanthe striata R. Brown ex Lindley var. bicolor (Lindley) Maximowicz; Calanthe striata R. Brown ex Lindley var. sieboldii (Decaisne ex Regel) Maximowicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ki-ebine (キエビネ, 黄海老根 [meaning: yellow ebine (ebine = Calanthe discolor)]), oh-ebine (オオエビネ, 大海老根 [meaning: large ebine]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, Taiwan | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Scapes 20-50cm tall. Leaves 20-30cm long, 5-10cm wide. Flowers yellow sepals 23-30mm long, 7-13mm wide, flowering April to May. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Habitat | Mountane field. |
Reference | Calanthe sieboldii Decne. ex Regel |
Calanthe sieboldii Decaisne ex Regel | |
Japanese orchids | |
Note | Wild plants may be being rare. |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2006 at my home |
April 2006 at my home |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |