Tainia laxiflora




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Collabieae
Scientific name Tainia laxiflora Makino
Synonyms Ascotainia laxiflora (Makino) C.D. Darlington & Wylie; Oreorchis laxiflora (Makino) Ito ex Makino; Tainia minor Hooker f. var. laxiflora (Makino) T. Hashimoto; Tainia laxiflora Makino var. piyananensis (Fukuyama) Masamune; Tainia piyananensis Fukuyama
Common name (Japanese common name) hime token-ran (ヒメトケンラン, 姫杜鵑蘭 [meaning: dwarf token-ran (token-ran = Cremastra unguiculata (Finet) Finet)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Izu Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=36+B(0-9B, mode 2B)
Description Leaves 6-15cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Scapes electing 20-35cm tall. Flowers yellow brown sepals and side petals 12-14mm long, lip petals white 8mm long, flowring in March to May. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Tainia laxiflora Makino
Tainia laxiflora Makino
A high occurrence of accessory chromosomal type inTainia laxiflora, Orchidaceae
Note Rare species.



March 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



March 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden