Cremastra unguiculata




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