Zeuxine odorata




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