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紫蘭 Chinese Ground Orchid🌸
Bletilla striata
シラン
A perennial herb of the Orchidaceae family that produces purplish-red flowers in early summer. It is a hardy orchid widely cultivated, though wild populations are limited to scattered damp grasslands.
Identification Points
- ✓花は紫紅色で半開
- ✓葉は披針形で縦じわが目立つ
- ✓偽球茎をもつ地生ラン
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の湿った草地、各地に栽培
Season
4〜5月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Growth form
Herb
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Leaf margin
Entire
Petal count
6 petals
Leaf dissection
Undivided
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)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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