Calanthe sieboldii




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