Shunran (Cymbidium goeringii) - Shunran (English name)

Japanese: シュンラン(春蘭) - シュンラン（英語表記）Cymbidium goeringii

An evergreen perennial plant of the orchid family. It is also called "Hokuro". It is distributed in Japan, the Korean peninsula, and China. It grows in somewhat dry mountain forests, and is a common orchid in the woods of the Kanto region. The roots are thick, white, and string-like, and grow long. The leaves are clumpy and linear, 20-50 cm long and 6-10 mm wide, with a glossy dark green upper surface and a pointed tip. In early spring, a fleshy flower stalk 10-20 cm tall stands upright, and a single pale yellow-green flower opens sideways at the top. The flower stalk has several scaly leaves, and the flower is 3-5 cm in diameter with a white lip with deep red-purple spots. The salted flowers are soaked in hot water and enjoyed. It has been widely cultivated for ornamental purposes since ancient times, and many varieties are known.

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Japanese:

ラン科の常緑多年草。ホクロともいう。日本，朝鮮半島，中国に分布する。やや乾いた山林中に生え，関東地方の雑木林ではごく普通に見かけるランである。根は白色の紐状で太く，長く伸びる。葉は叢生し線形で長さ 20～50cm，幅6～10mm，上面は濃緑色でつやがあり先端はとがる。早春の頃，高さ 10～20cmの肉質の花茎を直立し，頂上に淡黄緑色の1花を横向きに開く。花茎には数枚の鱗片葉があり，花は径3～5cm，唇弁は白色で濃紅紫色の斑点がある。花の塩漬を湯に浸して味わう。昔から観賞用に広く栽培され多数の品種も知られている。

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