Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe | Cymbidiinae |
Scientific name | Cymbidium aberrans (Finet) Schlechter |
Synonyms | Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindley forma aberrans (Schlechter) H. Takahashi & Ohba; Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindley var. aberrans (Finet) P. J. Cribb & Du Puy; Cymbidium nipponicum (Franchet & Savatier) Makino forma sagamiense (Nakai) Sugimoto; Cymbidium sagamiense (Nakai) Makino & Nemoto; Pachyrhizanthe sagamiensis Nakai; Yoania aberrans Finet |
Common name | (Japanese common name) sagami-ran (サガミラン, 相模蘭 [meaning: Sagami orchid])sagami-ran-modoki (サガミランモドキ, 相模蘭擬 [meaning: pseudo Sagami orchid (Sagami = an old name of Kanagawa Prefecture)]); |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region) |
(Other nations) Laos | |
Habitat | Wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
Description | Scapes electing 15-20cm tall. None leaf. Flowers 2-5, pale green ca. 2cm long, 3-4mm wide, lips ca. 15mm long, flowering in July to August. Terrestrial. Saprophytes. |
Reference | Mycoheterotrophy evolved from mixotrophic ancestors: evidence in Cymbidium (Orchidaceae) |
Systematic and comparative anatomy of Cymbidieae (Orchidaceae) | |
In situ seed sowing techniques for the recovery of endangered orchids(Scientific Evaluations) | |
Remarkable habitat differentiation and character evolution in Cymbidium -7 Mycorrhizal assosiation in Cymbidium macrorhizon complex | |
Cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy of some Brazilian species of Cymbidioid orchids |
July 2009 at Inogashira Garden |
July 2009 at Inogashira Garden |
July 2009 at Inogashira Garden |
July 2009 at Inogashira Garden |
July 2009 at Inogashira Garden |
July 2010 at Inogashira Garden |