Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe | Cymbidiinae |
Scientific name | Cymbidium nagifolium Masamune |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nagi-ran (ナギラン, 梛蘭 [meaning: nagi orchid (nagi = Podocarpus nagi)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Evergreen broadleaf tree forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 10-25cm long (including petioles). Scapes 10-15cm tall. Flowers pale yellow sepals 2-2.5cm long (often not wide open), flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Cymbidium nagifolium Masam. |
Note | Cymbidium lancifolium Hooker f. is not a synonym of Cymbidium nagifolium Masamune. |
October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |