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Hardy Orchid🌸
Calanthe discolor
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A representative terrestrial orchid native to Japanese forest floors. In spring, it produces beautiful flowers with a striking contrast of brownish-purple and white. Long prized as an ornamental, wild populations have drastically declined due to overcollection.
Identification Points
- ✓Pseudobulbs connected in a chain-like series
- ✓Tepals are brownish-purple; lip is white to pale pink and 3-lobed
- ✓Leaves are elliptical with prominent longitudinal pleats and a glossy surface
Habitat
Deciduous forest floor of hills to low mountains
Season
April–May (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Leaf dissection
Dissected
Leaf shape
Round
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
3 petals
Petal fusion
Free
Habitat
Forest
Leaf margin
Entire
Flower symmetry
Zygomorphic
Ovary position
Inferior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionラン科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Orchidaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 80–76 Ma)
Evolution Notes
Orchidaceae is one of the largest angiosperm families. Highly evolved dependence on mycorrhizal fungi for germination and growth is a key characteristic.
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