Cremastra appendiculata (D.Don) Makino 1904Photos by Takato NATSU from Japan and his Japan Orchids Page

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Common Name The Small Appendages Cremastra [refers to the warty Lip callus] - in Japan - Saihai-ran

Flower Size 1.6" [4 cm] long

Found in far eastern Russia, Japan Korea, China, Taiwan, eastern Himalayas, Assam India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand and Vietnam in dense forests in shade at elevations of 1330 to 2300 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a single, plicate, elliptic-lanceolate, length 8 to 16" [20-40 cm] long, acute apically, gradually narrowing below into the elongate, petiolate base leaf that blooms in the spring on a terete, erect, racemose 12 to 20" [30-50 cm], 3 to 30 flowered inflorescence with narrow flowers

Synonyms Cremastra appendiculata f. albiflora B.Kill & Y.N.Lee 2004; Cremastra appendiculata var. variabilis (Blume) I.D.Lund 1988; Cremastra appendiculata var. viridiflora (Honda) Aver. 1994; Cremastra bifolia C.L.Tso 1933; Cremastra lanceolata (Kraenzl. ex Diels) Schltr. 1919; Cremastra mitrata A.Gray 1859; Cremastra triloba Hayata 1912; Cremastra variabilis (Blume) Nakai 1930; Cremastra variabilis var. viridiflora Honda 1936; Cremastra wallichiana Lindl. 1833; *Cymbidium appendiculatum D.Don 1825; Hyacinthorchis variabilis Blume 1849; Pogonia lanceolata Kraenzl. ex Diels 1900

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosana Hayata 1912 as Cremastra triloba; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; Beautiful Orchids of Nepal Rajbhandari & Bhattarai 2001; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2002; Native Orchids of Shaanxi - Shaanxi Science & Technology Press 2007 photo fide; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Maountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009 photo fide;

Cremastra appendiculata f. albiflora B.Kill & Y.N.Lee 2004 Photos by © Rogier and courtesy of Terrestrial Orchid Gallery

A white color form of the previous species.

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