Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Calypsoeae |
Scientific name | Oreorchis patens (Lindley) Lindley |
Synonyms | Corallorhiza patens Lindley; Oreorchis gracilis Franchet & Savatier; Oreorchis gracilis Franchet & Savatier var. gracillima Hayata; Oreorchis gracillima (Hayata) Schlechter; Oreorchis lancifolia A. Gray; Oreorchis patens (Lindley) Lindley var. confluens Handel-Mazzetti; Oreorchis patens (Lindley) Lindley var. gracillima (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Oreorchis setschuanica Ames & Schlechter; Oreorchis yunnanensis Schlechter |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ko-kei-ran (コケイラン, 小蕙蘭 [meaning: small kei-ran (kei-ran = Chinese name of Cymbidium orchids in Japanese pronunciation)]), |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other Nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Mountane wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48, 50 |
Description | Leaves 1 or 2, 20-40cm long, 7-30mm wide. Scapes electing 30-50cm tall. Flowers inflorescences 10-20cm long, yellow sepals each ca. 1cm long, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl. |
Oreorchis bilamellata Fukuy. |
June 2008 at Eniwa City |
June 2008 at Eniwa City |
June 2008 at Eniwa City |
May 2006 at my home |
May 2006 at my home |
May 2006 at my home |
May 2006 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
May 2006 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |
May 2006 at Yukiguni Botanical Garden |