Eria corneri




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
Subtribe Eriinae
Scientific name Eria corneri Reichenbach f.
Synonyms Dendrobium bonianum Gagnepain; Eria boniana (Gagnepain) Tang & F. T. Wang; Eria goldschmidtiana Schlechter; Eria petelotii Gagnepain; Eria septemlamellata Hayata; Eria yakushimensis Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-osa-ran (オオオサラン, 大筬蘭 [meaning: large osa-ran (osa-ran = eria japonica)])
(Chinese common name) ban zhu mao lan (半柱毛蘭)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south of Yakushima Island), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos
Hanitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Bulbs 3-6cm long. Leaves 2, each ca. 20-25cm long. Flowers pale yellow sepals ca. 8-11mm long, lip ca. 1cm long, inflorescences 8-25cm long, flowering in September to October. Epiphyte on old trees or lithophyte on mountane rocks. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Eria corneri Rchb. f.
Eria corneri H. G. Reichenbach
Eria corneri Rchb.f. 1878
Note Photos at Shintomi Kumin kaikan below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Yuichi Toda and displayed at the monthly meeting of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Shintomi Kumin kaikan.



October 2009
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
October 2009
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



October 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



November 2009
at Shintomi Kumin kaikan
November 2009
at Shintomi Kumin kaikan