Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Cranichideae |
Subtribe | Goodyerinae |
Scientific name | Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama |
Synonyms | Zeuxine flava auct., non (Lindley) Trimen; Zeuxine gracilis Blume var. sakagutii (Tuyama) T. Hashimoto; Zeuxine taiwaniana S. S. Ying; Zeuxine uraiensis S. S. Ying |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ishigaki-kinu-ran (イシガキキヌラン, 石垣絹蘭 [meaning: Ishigaki Island silk orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) 黄唇線柱蘭 | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, Malaysia | |
Habitat | Wet evergreen broadleaf trees forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants ca. 20cm tall. Leaves 2-3cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers sepals ca. 4mm long, ca. 3mm across, lip yellow, flowring in February to April. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama |
Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama | |
Zeuxine flava (Wallich ex Lindley) Trimen |
May 2011 at my home |
May 2011 at my home |
May 2011 at my home |