~Calanthe kawakamii Hayata 1911 - See Calanthe sieboldii Decne. ex Regel 1868 Photos by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website.
Common Name Kawakami's Calanthe
Flower Size 2" [5 cm]
A beautiful terrestrial with 2 to 3 broad elliptic 8" evergreen leaves per growth, 18" spikes emerge from the center of the new growths carrying up to 20 bright yellow flowers, the 2" blooms are well-rounded and fully shaped, early spring bloomer, strong lemony fragrance. Found in Taiwan as a cool to cold growing terrestial that blooms in the spring.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
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