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| October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Vandeae |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae |
| Scientific name | Gastrochilus ciliaris F. Maekawa |
| Synonyms | Saccolabium ciliare (F. Maekawa) Ohwi |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) matuge-kaya-ran (マツゲカヤラン, 睫毛榧蘭 [meaning: eyelashes kaya orchid (kaya = Japanese nutmeg tree = Torreya nucifera)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima Island) |
| (Other nations) Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Evergreen broadleaf tree forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 9-10mm long and 4-5mm wide or 16-20mm long and 3.5-4mm wide. Flowers calyx lobes ca. 2-2.5mm long, sepals ca. 2mm, hairy at edge of lip petals. Growing epiphyte on trunk of trees. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Gastrochilus ciliaris F. Maek. |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Gastrochilus toramanus (Makino) Schlechter (Syn. Saccolabium toramanum Makino): non hair at edge of lip petals, lip petals divided to 3. | |
| Gastrochilus matsuran (Makino) Schlechter (Syn. Saccolabium matsuran Makino): non hair at edge of lip petals and round. |
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| October 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
