Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe | Cymbidiinae |
Scientific name | Cymbidium aspidistrifolium Fukuyama |
Synonyms | Cymbidium javanicum Blume var. aspidistrifolium (Fukuyama) F. Maekawa; Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker f. forma aspidistrifolium (Fukuyama) T. P. Lin; Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker f. var. aspidistrifolium (Fukuyama) S. S. Ying |
Common name | (Japanese common name) aki-zaki-nagi-ran (アキザキナギラン, 秋咲梛蘭 [meaning: Autumn flowering nagi orchid (nagi = Podocarpus Nagi)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku (Kochi Prefecture), Kyushu , Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan | |
Habitat | Evergreen broadleaf tree forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 5-20cm long. Scapes 30-55cm tall. Flowers pale green sepals 2-2.5cm long, flowering in October to February. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Note | Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker f. is not a synonym of Cymbidium aspidistrifolium Fukuyama. |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |