Calanthe bicolor




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Collabieae
Scientific name Calanthe bicolor Lindley
Synonyms Calanthe discolor forma bicolor (Lindley) M. Hiroe; Calanthe discolor Lindley var. bicolor (Lindley) Makino; Calanthe striata R. Brown ex Lindley var. bicolor (Lindley) Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) takane ebine (タカネエビネ, 高嶺海老根 [meaning: high mountain ebine (ebine = Calanthe discolor)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) unknown
Habitat Deciduous tree forest
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Flowers flowering April to May. Terrestrial. Perennial plants
Reference Calanthe bicolor Lindl. 1838
Note Calanthe bicolor Lindley is a natural hybrid of Calanthe discolor Lindley and Calanthe sieboldii Decaisne ex Regel. There are various flower patterns. Calante Takane and Calanthe sieboldii Takane are some of natural hybrids or artificial hybrids of Calanthe discolor Lindley and Calanthe sieboldii Decaisne ex Regel.
Photos below are of an orchid (Cal. bicolor 'Kyokko-nishiki') which was cultivated by Hoshun-en Nursery and displyaed at the Floer Dome 2007 in Nagoya Dome (Aichi Prefecture, Japan).



March 2007
at Nagoya Dome
March 2007
at Nagoya Dome