Calanthe masuca




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Collabieae
Scientific name Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindley
Synonyms Bletia masuca D. Don; Calanthe longicalcarata Hayata ex Yamamoto; Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindley forma albiflora (Ida) Nakajima; Calanthe sylvatica auct., non (Thouars) Lindley; Calanthe textorii Miquel; Calanthe textorii Miquel var. longicalcarata (Hayata ex Yamamoto) Garay & H. R. Sweet
Common name (Japanese common name) onaga ebine (オナガエビネ, 尾長海老根 [meaning: long tail ebine (ebine = Calanthe discolor)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Southwestern Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=40, 60
Description Leaves 25-30cm long, 7-10cm wide. Scapes electing 40-50cm tall. Flowers pale purple, pink or white (forma albiflora), bracts 1-1.5cm long, pedicels 2-2.5cm long, sepals 1.5-2cm long, lip petals ca. 2cm wide, flowering August to October. Terrestrial. Evergreen. Perennial plants
Reference Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindl.
Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindl.
Calanthe masuca (D. Don) Lindl. 1833
Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. 1833
Calanthe sylvatica
Variation of Chromosome numbers and speciation in Orchidaceae
Note Rare species.



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