Cymbidium aspidistrifolium




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