Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Cranichideae |
Subtribe | Goodyerinae |
Scientific name | Zeuxine odorata Fukuyama |
Synonyms | Heterozeuxine odorata (Fukuyama) T. Hashimoto; Zeuxine hoshiana Ohwi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) jakoh-kinu-ran (ジャコウキヌラン, 麝香絹蘭 [meaning: scented silk orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) xiang xian zhu lan (香線柱蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan | |
Habitat | Wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, 3-7cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 20-35cm long, green sepals 6-8mm long, white lip 6-8mm long, flowring in April. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Zeuxine odorata Fukuy. |
Zeuxine odorata Fukuyama | |
Zeuxine odorata Fukuy. 1936 | |
Note | Rare species. |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2012 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |