Family | Orchidaceae |
Scientific name | Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino |
Synonyms | Aplectrum appendiculata (D. Don) F. Maekawa; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino forma albiflora B. Kill & Y. N. Lee; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. triloba (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. variabilis (Blume) I. D. Lund; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. viridiflora (Honda) Averyanov; Cremastra bifolia C. L. Tso; Cremastra lanceolata (Kränzlin ex Diels) Schlechter; Cremastra mitrata A. Gray; Cremastra triloba Hayata; Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai; Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai var. viridiflora Honda; Cremastra wallichiana Lindley; Cymbidium appendiculatum D. Don; Hyacinthorchis variabilis Blume; Pogonia lanceolata Kränzlin ex Diels |
Common name | (Japanese common name) saihai-ran (サイハイラン, 采配蘭 [meaning: saihai orchid (saihai = a flag like tool used by a commander on the battlefield in medieval Japan]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Himalaya, India | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Leaves single or a pair each 20-40cm long. Scapes single electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers lip petals 3cm, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino |
Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino | |
Note | Rare species. Hemisaprophyte. |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |