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| February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Sunfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Collabieae (also placed in Arethuseae) |
| Scientific name | Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindley |
| Synonyms | Bletia flava Wallace ex Lindley; Bletia woodfordii Hooker; Hecabe lutea Rafinesque; Limodorum crispum Reinwardt ex Blume; Limodorum flavum Blume; Phaius bracteosus Reichenbach f.; Phaius celebicus Schlechter; Phaius crispus Blume; Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindley forma punctatus (Ohwi) K. Nakajima; Phaius flexuosus Blume; Phaius indigoferus Blume; Phaius linearifolius Ames; Phaius maculatus Lindley; Phaius maculatus Lindley var. minor (Blume) Franchet et Savatier; Phaius minor Blume; Phaius minor Blume forma punctatus Ohwi; Phaius platychilus Reichenbach f.; Phaius somai Hayata; Phaius undulatomarginata Hayata; Phaius woodfordii (Hooker) Merrill |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ganzeki-ran (ガンゼキラン, 岩石蘭 [meaning: rock orchid]), hoshi-kei-ran (ホシケイラン, 星恵蘭 [meaning: star kei-ran (kei-ran = Chinese name of Cymbidium orchids in Japanese pronunciation)]; yellow spotted variegata leives form) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Shizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Samoa, Vanuatu, Myanmar, Nepal, India | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=42 |
| Description | Leaves 30-70cm long, 4-7cm wide. Scapes 40-60cm tall. Flowers yellow (or merely white), flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindl. |
| Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindl. | |
| Phaius flavus (Blume) Lindl. 1856 | |
| Hair growth promoter (US Patent 5750107/1998) | |
| Hair growth and restoration promoter (European Patent EP0627213/1998) | |
| Hair growth and restoration promoter (WIPO Patent WO/1993/015710) | |
| Note | Rare species |
| Photos below are those of some orchids which were cultivated at the Orchid Show 2008 in Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan). |
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| February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
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| May 2009 at my home |
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| Phaius flavus forma punctatus 'Tancho' |
| February 2008 at Tokyo Dome |
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| April 2009 at my home |
