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 |