Cephalanthera erecta




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Neottieae
Subtribe Limodorinae
Scientific name Cephalanthera erecta (Thunberg ex Murray) Blume
Synonyms Serapias erecta Thunberg; Cephalanthera erecta (Thunberg ex Murray) Blume var. szechuanica Schlechter; Cephalanthera szechuanica (Schlechter) Schlechter; Epipactis erecta Swartz
Common name (Japanese common name) gin-ran (ギンラン, 銀蘭 [meaning: silver orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Deciduous tree forest
Chromosomal number 2n=34
Description Plants electing 10-25cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm long, 1-4cm wide. Flowers white sepals 7-9mm long, flowering in May. Perennial plants.
Note Rare species



May 2006
at hillock forest
May 2006
at hillock forest
May 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2006
at hillock forest
May 2006
at hillock forest
May 2006
at hillock forest