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| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe | Cymbidiinae |
| Scientific name | Cymbidium kanran Makino |
| Synonyms | Cymbidium kanran Makino var. babae (Kudo) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium kanran Makino var. latifolium Makino; Cymbidium kanran Makino var. misericors Hayata; Cymbidium kanran var. purpureohiemale (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Cymbidium linearisepalum Yamamoto; Cymbidium linearisepalum forma atropurpureum Yamamoto; Cymbidium purpureohiemale Hayata; Cymbidium sinokanran Yen; Cymbidium tosyaense Masamune |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kan-ran (カンラン, 寒蘭 [meaning: Winter orchid]) |
| (English common name) cold growing cymbidium | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kii peninsular), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Leaves 20-70cm long, 6-17mm wide. Scapes 25-60cm tall. Flowers sepals 3-4.5cm long, flowering in November to January. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Japanese Orchids |
| Cymbidium kanran Makino 1902 | |
| Gene encoding insecticidal protein and production of said protein using said gene (European Patent EP0256553/1994) | |
| Creation of new-variety orchid and growth thereof (Japanese Patent JP04320630/1992) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Photo of Cymbisium Kanran 'Buryo' is that of an orchid whic was cultivated by Mr. Ryoichi Kokubun and displayed at the Orchid Show 2008 in Spa Resort Hawaiians (Fukushima Prefecture, Japan). | |
| Photo of Cymbisium Kanran 'Shoyen' is that of an orchid whic was cultivated by Mr. Kohichi Nakamura and displayed at the Orchid Show 2008 in Spa Resort Hawaiians (Fukushima Prefecture, Japan). |
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| October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| Cymbidium kanran 'Reikan' |
Cymbidium kanran 'Reikan' |
Cymbidium kanran 'Reikan' |
| February 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
February 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
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| Cymbidium kanran 'Buryo' |
Cymbidium kanran 'Shoyen' |
| November 2008 at Spa Resort Hawaiians |
November 2008 at Spa Resort Hawaiians |
