Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Calanthe puberula / Natsuebine ナツエビネ

Bloom time: July-August

   
Family:
 
Orchidaceae /
Ranka


 

Species in the genus Calanthe:


Calanthe discolor / Ebine
Calanthe nipponica / Kinseiran
Calanthe puberula / Natsuebine
Calanthe sieboldii / Kiebine
Calanthe tricarinata / Sarumen'ebine

   

Calanthe puberula / Natsuebine ナツエビネ

 
Calanthe puberula: It is a perennial orchid species inhabiting damp forest floors in mountainous regions, with spherical pseudobulbs a bit beneath the ground surfaces. 3-5 10-30cm long and 3-6cm wide, fascicled narrow, long-oblong leaves with vertical creases and pointed tips. Twenty-forty centimeter in height, the flower stalks set 10-20 pale red-purple flowers; the sepals are oval-oblong shaped, the lateral petals linear, and the cleft-in-three labella (lips) droop. Bloom time: July-August.
                     
                 
                     

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