Biology:Calanthe discolor

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Short description: Species of orchid

Calanthe discolor
Calanthe discolor2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Calanthe
Species:
C. discolor
Binomial name
Calanthe discolor
Lindl. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calanthe striata var. discolor (Lindl.) Maxim (1873)
  • Alismorkis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Calanthe discolor var. kanashiroi Fukuy.
  • Calanthe discolor f. quinquelamellata M.Hiroe (1971)
  • Calanthe discolor f. kanashiroi (Fukuy.) K.Nakaj. (1972)
  • Calanthe variegata Scheidw.
  • Calanthe lurida Decne.
  • Calanthe discolor var. viridialba Maxim.
  • Calanthe esquirolii Schltr.
  • Calanthe tyoh-harae Makino
  • Calanthe cheniana Hand.-Mazz.
  • Calanthe amamiana var. latilabellata Ida
  • Calanthe discolor var. divaricatipetala Ida
  • Calanthe tokunoshimensis Hatus. & Ida
  • Calanthe tokunoshimensis f. latilabella (Ida) Hatus.

Calanthe discolor is a species of orchid. It is native to Japan (including Nansei-shoto), and China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang), Korea.[2][3] Its vernacular name in Japanese, ebine, (海老根) means "shrimp-root" in reference to the shape of the plant's pseudobulbs and root system.[4][5]

Varieties

Two varieties are currently accepted (May 2014):[2]

  • Calanthe discolor var. amamiana (Fukuy.) Masam. – Nansei-shoto
  • Calanthe discolor var. discolor – China , Japan (including Nansei-shoto), korea

References

  1. ↑ "Calanthe discolor var discolor, Heterotypic Synonyms". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=477419. Retrieved 2015-09-04. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Calanthe discolor Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 9 (1838)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=30158. Retrieved 2015-09-04. 
  3. ↑ "Calanthe discolor (虾脊兰 xia ji lan)". Flora of China. p. 306. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028560. Retrieved 2015-09-04. 
  4. ↑ Sasaki, Sanmi (2005). Chado the Way of Tea: A Japanese Tea Master's Almanac. Tuttle. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-8048-3716-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=cEzCY5cB3icC&pg=PA195. 
  5. ↑ Soon, Teoh Eng (2005). Orchids of Asia (3rdition ed.). Times Editions- Marshall Cavendish. p. 146. ISBN 9812610154. 

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q1152781 entry




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