Cremastra appendiculata




Family Orchidaceae
Scientific name Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino
Synonyms Aplectrum appendiculata (D. Don) F. Maekawa; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino forma albiflora B. Kill & Y. N. Lee; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. triloba (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. variabilis (Blume) I. D. Lund; Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino var. viridiflora (Honda) Averyanov; Cremastra bifolia C. L. Tso; Cremastra lanceolata (Kränzlin ex Diels) Schlechter; Cremastra mitrata A. Gray; Cremastra triloba Hayata; Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai; Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai var. viridiflora Honda; Cremastra wallichiana Lindley; Cymbidium appendiculatum D. Don; Hyacinthorchis variabilis Blume; Pogonia lanceolata Kränzlin ex Diels
Common name (Japanese common name) saihai-ran (サイハイラン, 采配蘭 [meaning: saihai orchid (saihai = a flag like tool used by a commander on the battlefield in medieval Japan])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Himalaya, India
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Leaves single or a pair each 20-40cm long. Scapes single electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers lip petals 3cm, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino
Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino
Note Rare species. Hemisaprophyte.



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



December 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden