Zeuxine sakagutii




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
Subtribe Goodyerinae
Scientific name Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama
Synonyms Zeuxine flava auct., non (Lindley) Trimen; Zeuxine gracilis Blume var. sakagutii (Tuyama) T. Hashimoto; Zeuxine taiwaniana S. S. Ying; Zeuxine uraiensis S. S. Ying
Common name (Japanese common name) ishigaki-kinu-ran (イシガキキヌラン, 石垣絹蘭 [meaning: Ishigaki Island silk orchid])
(Chinese common name) 黄唇線柱蘭
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, Malaysia
Habitat Wet evergreen broadleaf trees forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants ca. 20cm tall. Leaves 2-3cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers sepals ca. 4mm long, ca. 3mm across, lip yellow, flowring in February to April. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama
Zeuxine sakagutii Tuyama
Zeuxine flava (Wallich ex Lindley) Trimen



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