Epipactis thunbergii




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Neottieae
Subtribe Limodorinae
Scientific name Epipactis thunbergii A. Gray
Synonyms Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hooker var. manshurica Maximowicz ex Komarov; Epipactis thunbergii A. Gray var. manshurica (Maximowicz ex Komarov) T. Tang & F.T. Wang; Helleborine thunbergii (A. Gray) Druce; Limodorum thunbergii (A. Gray) Kuntze
Common name (Japanese common name) kaki-ran (カキラン, 柿蘭 [meaning: persimmon orchid])
(English common name) helleborine
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Amur River, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands), Korea, China
Habitat Wet field, swamp.
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants electing 30-70cm tall. Leaves 6-13cm long, 3-5cm wide. Flowers yellow sepals ca. 12-15mm long, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Epipactis thunbergii A.Gray 1856
Epipactis thunbergii A. Gray
Japanese Orchid



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