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| February 2010 at my home |
February 2010 at my home |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Vandeae |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae |
| Scientific name | Gastrochilus toramanus (Makino) Schlechter |
| Synonyms | Saccolabium toramanum Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) momi-ran (モミラン, 樅蘭 [meaning: fir tree orchid) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 5-11mm long, 2.5-5mm wide. Flowers 2-4, calyx lobes ca. 2.5mm long, flowering in March to April. Growing epiphyte on trunk of trees. Perennial plants. |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Gastrochilus toramanus (Makino) Schlechter is not a synonym of Gastrochilus raraensis Fukuyama (Syn. Gastrochilus toramanus auct., non (Makino) Schlrchter: T. S. Liu & H. J. Su; Saccolabium raraense (Fukuyama) S. Y. Hu). |
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| February 2010 at my home |
February 2010 at my home |
