Family | Zingiberaceae |
Subfamily | Alpinioideae |
Tribe | Alpinieae |
Scientific name | Alpinia intermedia Gagnepain |
Synonyms | Alpinia chinensis sensu Makino, Alpinia hokutensis Hayata; Alpinia kelungensis Hayata; Alpinia kumatake Makino; Alpinia oblongifolia Hayata, Languas hokutensis (Hayata) Sasaki; Languas intermedia (Gagnepain) Sasaki; Languas kelungensis (Hayata) Sasaki |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ao-no-kumatake-ran (アオノクマタケラン, 青ノ熊竹蘭 [meaning: green bear bamboo orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Izu Islands, Kii Peninsula), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines | |
Habitat | Wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Plants 50-150cm tall. Leaves 30-50cm long, 6-13cm wide. Flowers white lip petals 15mm long, flowering in July. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Alpinia intermedia Gagnep. |
Alpinia intermedia Gagnepain |
March 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |