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| 'Yohmei' | 'Yohmei' |
| February 2008 at my home |
February 2008 at my home |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe | Cymbidiinae |
| Scientific name | Cymbidium sinense (G. Jackson ex H. C. Andrews) Willdenow |
| Synonyms | Cymbidium albojucundissimum Hayata; Cymbidium chinense Heynhold; Cymbidium fragrans Salisbury; Cymbidium hoosai Makino; Cymbidium sinense (G. Jackson ex H. C. Andrews) Willdenow forma pallidiflorum (S. S. Ying) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium sinense (G. Jackson ex H. C. Andrews) De Wildeman forma taiwanianum (S. S. Ying) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium sinense (G. Jackson ex H. C. Andrews) Willdenow var. pallidiflorum S. S. Ying; Cymbidium sinense (G. Jackson ex H. C. Andrews) Willdenow var. taiwanianum S. S. Ying; Epidendrum sinense Andrews |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) housai-ran (ホウサイラン, 報歳蘭 [meaning: housai orchid (housai = Japanese pronunciation of Chines common name)]) |
| (English common name) Chinese cymbidium, ink cymbidium | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima Island) |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, India | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Leaves 40-80cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Scapes 30-50cm tall. Flowers red, purple, brown or green, flowering in January to April. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Cymbidium sinense [And.] Willd. 1805 |
| Cymbidium sinense (G.Jacks. & H.C.Andr.) De Wild. | |
| Cymbidium sinense (Jackson ex Andr.) Willd. | |
| Cymbidium sinense (Jacks. ex Andrews) Willd. | |
| The relationships among Cymbidium sinense cuktivars based on RAPD analysis | |
| Use of polyglutamic acid or its salts (European Patent EP1602354/2008) | |
| Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008) | |
| Note | Most of Cymbidium sinense in Japan (except in Yakushima Island) might be cultivated plants and inported from China or Tiwan. |
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| 'Yohmei' | 'Yohmei' |
| February 2008 at my home |
February 2008 at my home |
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| March 2006 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
March 2006 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
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| 'Sakura-hime' | 'Sakura-hime' |
| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| 'Hakusen' | 'Hakusen' |
| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| 'Aikoku' | 'Aikoku' |
| April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
