Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f.-The Lute-Shaped Lip Calanthe

Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 1: 53 (1878).

Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f.; Photos Hoang Thanh Son

Vietnamese name: 

Kiều lan luỡi đàn, Bầu rượu môi đàn.

Chinise name: 

南方虾脊兰 nan fang xia ji lan

Common Name: 

The Lute-Shaped Lip Calanthe 

Japan Name: 

Rengio-ebine - Riukiu-ebine

Latin Name: 

Calanthe lyroglossa Rchb.f.

Family: 

Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: 

Alismorchis foerstermannii (Rchb. f.) Kuntze

Alismorchis lyroglossa (Rchb. f.) Kuntze

Alismorkis foerstermannii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

Alismorkis lyroglossa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze

Calanthe foerstermannii Rchb.f.

Calanthe forsythiiflora Hayata

Calanthe liukiuensis Schltr.

Calanthe lyroglossa var. forsythiiflora (Hayata) S.S.Ying

Calanthe lyroglossa var. lyroglossa

Calanthe nephroidea Gagnep.

Description: 

Orchid, the leaves close to the base, 40 long, 6 cm wide. The flower cluster is 45 cm high, the flower cluster has 25-30 flowers, flower size 1 cm, fragrant, blooming in summer and autumn. 

Distribution: 

Found in China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Malaysia and the Philippines in lower montane forests at elevations of (700) 1000 to 1700(1900) m. In VietNam, found in Lai Châu, Lào Cai, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, Lâm Đồng, Phú Quốc.     

Ecological: 

Forests, along streamsides and valleys; at elevations below 1500 m. 

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- efloras.org

- orchidspecies.com

- ipni.org