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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Calanthe:

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

Calanthe sieboldii / Kiebine キエビネ

Calanthe sieboldii is a terrestrial evergreen perennial orchid species 30-55cm tall found in moist deciduous tree forest floors. Rhizomes are thick and long, and pseudobulbs are small (approximately 2cm long and wide) with 5-7 sheaths. The leaves, 2-3 in number, develop well during flowering time; the blades are broad and oblong, 20-60cm long and 7-15cm wide, and the tips are sharp. Flower stalks measure 40-50cm long with 6-13 yellow flowers; the lateral sepals are oval-like, long, and oblong with acute tips; the petals are narrow, oval, 19-24mm long, and 7-9mm wide - their basal parts are narrow, and the tips are acute. Bloom time: April-May.