Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Vanilleae |
Subtribe | Galeolinae |
Scientific name | Cyrtosia septentrionalis (Reichenbach f.) Garay |
Synonyms | Galeola septentrionalis Reichenbach f. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tsuchi-akebi (ツチアケビ, 土木通 [meaning: ground akebi (akebi = Akebia quinata (Houttuyn) Decaisne)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest or bamboo grass fields |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants electing 40-90cm tall. Flowers yellow calyx lobes 15-20mm long, 4-6mm wide, flowerting in June to July. Fruits red 6-8cm long. Terrestrial. Mycorrhizae plants. |
Reference | Cyrtosia septentrionalis (Rchb. f.) Garay |
Comparative anatomy and systematics of the orchid tribe Vanilleae excluding Vanilla |
June 2009 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
June 2009 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
Fruits | Fruits |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Ohsaka City University Botanical Garden |