Conchidium japonicum




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
Subtribe Eriinae
Scientific name Conchidium japonicum (Maximowicz) S. C. Chen & J. J. Wood
Synonyms Aeridostachya reptans (Kuntze) Rauschert; Callista reptans Kuntze; Dendrobium reptans Franchet & Savatier, not Swartz; Eria arisanensis Hayata; Eria hosokawae A. D. Hawkes & A. H. Heller; Eria japonica Maximowicz; Eria matsudae Hayata; Eria reptans (Kuntze) Makino; Eria reptans (Kuntze) Makino var. matsudae (Hayata) S. S. Ying
Common name (Japanese common name) osa-ran (オサラン, 筬蘭 [meaning: reed orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Hanitat Evergreen forest
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Leaves 4-8cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers white ca. 1.5-2cm, flowering in July to August. Epiphyte on old trees or rocks. Decisuous in winter season. Perennial plants.
Reference Conchidium japonicum (Maxim.) S.C. Chen & J.J. Wood
Conchidium japonicum (Maximowicz) S. C. Chen & J. J. Wood
Conchidium japonicum (Maxim.) S. C. Chen & J. J. Wood



June 2010
at my home
June 2010
at my home
June 2010
at my home



(alba form) (alba form)
July 2011
at Shintomi Kumin-kan
July 2011
at Shintomi Kumin-kan