| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Collabieae |
| Scientific name | Calanthe discolor Lindley |
| Synonyms | Alismorchis discolor (Lindley) Kuntze |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ebine (エビネ, 海老根 [meaning: ebine (ebine = plawn shaped roots)]), ji-ebine (ジエビネ, 地海老根 [meaning: domestic ebine]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (southeast region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Habitat | Deciduous tree forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Leaves 15-30cm long, 4-6cm wide. Scapes single electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers brown, purple or green sepals 15-20mm long, white or pale purple lips 14-18mm wide, flowering in April to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Calanthe discolor Lindl. 1838 |
| Calanthe discolor Lindl. | |
| Growing Calanthe | |
| Dihydrophenanthrene (US Patent 5997874/1999) | |
| Hair growth and restoration promoter (European Patent EP0627213/1998) | |
| Note | There are many local varieties of flower form. |
| Calanthe discolor 'Hosenkou' was cultivated by Mr. Tamotsu Ogawa and displayed at Wild Plants Show 2009 in Mito City Forest Park. |
| April 2009 at my home |
April 2006 at my home |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
| 'Hosenkou' |
| May 2009 at Mito City Forest Park |