Family | Orchidaceae |
Sunfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Collabieae (also placed in Arethuseae) |
Scientific name | Phaius mishmensis (Lindley) Reichenbach f. |
Synonyms | Calanthe crinita Gagnepain; Calanthe ramosa Gagnepain; Limatodis mishmensis Lindley & Paxton; Phaius augustinianus Klotzsch; Phaius crinita (Gagnepain) Seidenfaden; Phaius cupreus Reichenbach f.; Phaius gracilis Hayata; Phaius mishmensis Reichenbach f. var. tonkinensis Averyanov; Phaius roseus Rolfe |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-kaku-ran (ヒメカクラン, 姫鶴蘭 [meaning: small crane orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) zi hua he ding lan (紫花鶴頂蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=42, 44+4f, 50, 62 |
Description | Leaves 20-30cm long, 15cm wide.Stems electing 40-60cm long. Flowers ca. 8, inflorescences 8-30cm long, pink sepals ca. 3-3.5cm long, lip 2.5-2.8cm long, spurs ca. 1cm long, flowering in December to January. Evergreen. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Phaius mishmensis (Lindley & Paxton) H. G. Reichenbach |
Phaius mishmensis (Lindl. & Paxt.) Rchb. f. | |
Phaius mishmensis (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb. f. | |
Phaius mishmensis Rchb. f. 1857 | |
Phaius mishmensis (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb. f. | |
Note | Rare species. |
November 2011 at an Orchid Forum |
November 2011 at an Orchid Forum |