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Slender helleborine-orchid

Calanthe obcordata (Lindl.) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Calanthe

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Slender helleborine-orchid: Plant derived from Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan Japanese Name トクサラン Chinese Name 黃蘭 (綠花肖頭蕊蘭) Distribution Assam to Japan (S. Kyushu) and C. & E. Malesia (36 CHC CHH
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
綠花肖頭蕊蘭, 黄兰
English
Slender helleborine-orchid
Japanese
トクサラン

Synonyms

  • Alismorkis gracilis (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Alismorkis tubifera (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Bletia obcordata Lindl.
  • Calanthe bursicula Gagnep.
  • Calanthe gracilis Lindl.
  • Calanthe ramosii Ames
  • Calanthe tubifera Hook.f.
  • Calanthe venusta Schltr.
  • Cephalantheropsis gracilis (Lindl.) S.Y.Hu
  • Cephalantheropsis obcordata (Lindl.) Ormerod
  • Cephalantheropsis venusta (Schltr.) S.Y.Hu
  • Gastrorchis gracilis (Lindl.) Aver.
  • Limatodis gracilis (Lindl.) Lindl.
  • Paracalanthe gracilis (Lindl.) Kudô
  • Paracalanthe venusta (Schltr.) Kudô
  • Phaius gracilis (Lindl.) S.S.Ying
  • Phaius ramosii (Ames) Ames

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.