Pinalia ovata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
Subtribe Eriinae
Scientific name Pinalia ovata (Lindley) W. Suarez & Cootes
Synonyms Eria bidentata Nakai; Eria luchuensis Yatabe; Eria nudicaulis Hayata; Eria ovata Lindley; Eria ovata Lindley var. retroflexa (Lindley) Garay & H. R. Sweet; Eria retroflexa Lindley; Pinalia retroflexa (Lindley) Kuntze
Common name (Japanese common name) ryukyu-sekkoku (リュウキュウセッコク, 琉球石斛 [meaning: Okinawa sekkoku (sekkoku = Dendrobium moniliforme)]), fusinashi-osaran (フシナシオサラン, 節無筬蘭 [meaning joint-less osa-ran (osa-ran = Eria japonica)])
(Chinese common name) da jiao tong (大脚筒)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa (Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island)
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Hanitat Evergreen forest
Chromosomal number 2n=36, 38, 40, 44
Description Bulbs 10-20cm long. Leaves 12-17cm long, ca. 3-4cm wide. Flowers pale yellow ca. 2-2.5cm across, inflorescences 10-25cm long, flowering in June to July. Epiphyte on old trees or rocks. Perennial plants.
Reference Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W. Suarez & Cootes
Pinalia ovata (Lindley) W. Suarez & Cootes
Pinalia ovata (Lindl.) W. Suarez & Cootes
Note Rare species.



July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden



July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden