Cypripedium macranthos var. rebunense




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Cypripedioideae (also placed in Cypripediaceae)
Tribe Cypripedieae
Subtribe Cypripediinae
Scientific name Cypripedium macranthos Swartz var. rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe & Kudo
Synonyms Cypripedium macranthon (Swartz) Rafinesque var. rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe & Kudo; Cypripedium macranthos Swartz forma rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe & Kudo; Cypripedium macranthos Swartz var. flavum Mandl; Cypripedium macranthum (Swartz) Rafinesque var. rebunense (Kudo) Miyabe & Kudo; Cypripedium rebunese Kudo
Common name (Japanese common name) rebun-atsumori-sou (レブンアツモリソウ, 礼文敦盛草 [meaning: Rebun Island atsumori-sou (atsumori-sou = Cypripedium macranthos Swartz)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Rebun Island)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants electing 25-40cm tall. Leaves 8-20cm long, 5-8cm wide. Flowers pale yellow ca. 3.5-5cm, flowering in May to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Genetic diversity of an endangered plant, Cypripedium macranthos var. rebunense (Orchidaceae): background genetic research for future conservation
Fertilizer for long term supply of plants with chelated micronutrients (US Patent 3980462/1976)
Ion exchanger fertilizers (US Patent 4396412/1981)
Genetic transformation of orchids (US Patent 6020538/1998)
Bioadhesive compositions and methods for topical administration of active agents (US Patent 6562363/1998)
Fast dissolving composition with prolonged sweet taste (US Patent 7122198/2000)
Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds with activity for the enhancement of absorption of active ingredients (US Patent 7026360/2000)
Pharmaceutical with predetermined activity profile (US Patent 6458384/2001)
Plant trichome gland specific promoter sequence (US Patent 6730826/2001)
Compositions and methods to effect the release profile in the transdermal administration of active agents (US Patent 6638528/2002)
Note Endemic to Japan. Rare species.
Cypripedium macranthos Swartz var. flavum Mandl is not a synonym of Cypripedium flavum P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes.



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden