noun
Yoania japonica (orchid)
A specific orchid species native to East Asia. Botanical term; not an everyday word.
ショウキランは山地の林床に生えるラン科の植物です。
Yoania japonica is an orchid that grows on forest floors in mountainous areas.
noun
Lycoris traubii (spider lily)
A species of spider lily. Also a botanical term; see also 鍾馗水仙 (しょうきずいせん).
See also: 鍾馗水仙
ショウキランはヒガンバナ科の一種で、鍾馗水仙とも呼ばれます。
Lycoris traubii is a kind of amaryllis, also called 鍾馗水仙.
Synonym for the spider lily sense (Lycoris traubii); ショウキラン is the more common name.
The name 鍾馗蘭 (ショウキラン) likely derives from 鍾馗 (Shōki, a mythological figure) and 蘭 (orchid), but the exact origin is uncertain.