Calanthe discolor

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Calanthe discolor']

• 日本語: エビネ
• 한국어: 새우난초
• 中文: 虾脊兰, 硬九子连环草, 九子连环草
• 中文（中国大陆）: 虾脊兰
• 中文（简体）: 虾脊兰
• 中文（臺灣）: 蝦脊蘭

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Collabieae • Genus: Calanthe • Species: Calanthe discolor Lindl. (1838)

Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms Calanthe striata var. discolor (Lindl.) Maxim., Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 644 (1873) Alismorkis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 650 (1891)

Species

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  Japan - Suzuka Mountains
  Flora in Mount Fujiwara
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  Kagoshima prefecture, Japan

Inflorescences

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Flowers

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  Flora in Mount Fujiwara
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  Labellum

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Buds

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  Japan - Suzuka Mountains
  Flora in Mount Fujiwara

Capsules (fruit)

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Varietates

Calanthe discolor var. discolor

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms Calanthe variegata Van Houtte, Hort. Belge 5: 185 (1838 Calanthe lurida Decne., Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 4: 381 (1855 Calanthe discolor var. viridialba Maxim., Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 642 (1872 Calanthe esquirolii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 108 (1913 Calanthe tyoh-harae Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 3: 35 (1926 Calanthe cheniana Hand.-Mazz., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 85: 228 (1936 Calanthe discolor var. kanashiroi Fukuy., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 32: 271 (1942 Calanthe amamiana var. latilabellata Ida, J. Geobot. 16: 98 (1968 Calanthe discolor var. divaricatipetala Ida, J. Geobot. 17: 98 (1969 Calanthe tokunoshimensis Hatus. & Ida, J. Geobot. 17: 98 (1969 Calanthe discolor f. quinquelamellata M.Hiroe, Orchid Flowers 2: 85 (1971 Calanthe tokunoshimensis f. latilabella (Ida) Hatus., Fl. Ryukyus: 862 (1971 Calanthe discolor f. kanashiroi (Fukuy.) K.Nakaj., Biol. Mag. 9: 36 (1972 Calanthe discolor var. tokunoshimensis (Hatus. & Ida) Hatus. in K.Karasawa & G.Ishida, Calanthe: 157 (1998

Botanical illustrations

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  plate 55 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
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  (1840)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Calanthe discolor.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Calanthe discolor