Saihiran - Saihiran

Japanese: サイハイラン - さいはいらん

A terrestrial orchid commonly found in low mountains throughout Japan (illustration). The Japanese name comes from the fact that the inflorescence, which bears flowers on one side of the flower stalk, resembles a baton. There are pseudobulbs underground that form a row. There is usually one leaf, oblong, 25-40 cm long, similar to the leaves of Calanthe. In May and June, 10-20 flowers bloom densely on a flower stalk that is 30-50 cm tall. The flowers droop and open in a somewhat trumpet-like shape. The flower color varies from reddish purple to yellowish brown. The lip petal is divided into three lobes at the tip and surrounds the stamen pillar. There are four pollinia. It is distributed from southern Sakhalin and the southern Kuril Islands to Kyushu, southern Korea, China, Taiwan, and the Himalayas, and mainly grows on the forest floor in temperate zones.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本全国の低山に普通に見られる地生ラン（イラスト）。和名は花茎の一方向に花をつける花序を采配に見立てたもの。地下に偽鱗茎があり，連なる。葉は普通1枚，長楕円形で長さ25～40cm，エビネの葉に似る。5～6月，高さ30～50cmの花茎に密に10～20個の花をつける。花は下垂し，ややらっぱ状に開く。花色は紅紫色から黄褐色まで変異に富む。唇弁は先の方で3裂し，蕊柱（ずいちゆう）を取り囲む。花粉塊は4個。サハリン南部，南千島から九州，朝鮮南部，中国，台湾，ヒマラヤに分布し，おもに温帯の林床に生育する。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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