Cymbidium kanran




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).



October 2006
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



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



Cymbidium kanran
'Buryo'
Cymbidium kanran
'Shoyen'
November 2008
at Spa Resort Hawaiians
November 2008
at Spa Resort Hawaiians