Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Calypsoeae |
Scientific name | Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet |
Synonyms | Oreorchis unguiculata Finet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) token-ran (トケンラン, 杜鵑蘭 [meaning: token orchid (token = Cuculus poliocephalus)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48, 50 |
Description | Leaves 10-15cm long. Scapes single electing 25-40cm tall. Flowers sepals 18-20mm, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet |
Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet | |
Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet | |
Note | Rare species. Hemisaprophyte. |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
November 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
(variegata) |
December 2009 at a Nursery |