Calanthe discolor

Enlarge text Shrink text
  • Topic
| מספר מערכת 987007293762605171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Calanthe discolor
Other forms of name
Ebine
See Also From tracing topical name
Calanthe
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1152781
Library of congress: sh 85018750
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Shindō, F. Nihon no ebine, 1981.
  • Ishido. Yama no shokkubutsu, 1967:p. 206.
  • Maekawa. Wild orchids of Japan in color, 1971:p. 356.
  • Yano. Genshoku shokubutsu kensaku zukan, 1962:p. 115.
  • Hortus 3:p. 198.
1 / 7
Wikipedia description:

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. 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.

Read more on Wikipedia >