Calanthe discolor
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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.
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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.
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