Cephalanthera longibracteata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Neottieae
Subtribe Limodorinae
Scientific name Cephalanthera longibracteata Blume
Synonyms Cephalanthera ensifolia (Willdenow) L. C. Richard var. longibracteata Miquel; Epipactis longibracteata (Blume) Wettstein
Common name (Japanese common name) sasaba-gin-ran (ササバギンラン, 笹葉銀蘭 [meaning: bamboo leaved silver orchid])
(English common name) sword leaved helleborine
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Deciduous tree forest
Chromosomal number 2n=32, 34, 36
Description Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Bracts linear. Flowers white sepals ca. 11-12mm long, flowering in April to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.



May 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



May 2007
at hillock forest
May 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden